Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray turns a year older today. While his father, late Bal Thackeray was known for his aggressive style of politics, Uddhav, who comes across as a more reserved person, has managed to carve a niche for himself in state as well as national politics.
While Sena president Uddhav Thackeray never really wanted to pursue a career in politics, his rise as the face of Maharashtra in Indian politics can be duly credited to his wife Rashmi Thackeray.
In photo: Uddhav Thackeray and wife Rashmi snapped at an event in Mumbai.
From encouraging Uddhav to take part in active politics to pushing him as the face of Sena and state's Chief Minister, Rashmi Thackeray has always been by his side. The couple, who have been married for over 31 years, has been going strong ever since the two fell in love when they were classmates at JJ School of Arts.
In photo: Uddhav Thackeray and son Aaditya Thackeray share a hearty laugh at one of Sena's political rally in Mumbai.
Not only did Rashmi Thackeray pursue her husband to take an active part in politics, but she also encouraged her son Aaditya Thackeray to follow the path of his grandfather, late Bal Thackeray. While Uddhav made an entry into politics in his early 40s, his son Aaditya came onto the scene at the age of 19.
Rashmi, who is the first lady of the state and has a keen acumen in politics, is believed to have pushed her son Aaditya Thackeray to contest elections. Aaditya became the first from the Thackeray clan to contest an election. He won from Worli assembly constituency by a margin of over 65,000 votes.
In photo: Uddhav Thackeray with wife Rashmi and son Aaditya pay homage to Sena supremo, late Bal Thackeray, on his fifth death anniversary at Shivaji Park in Dadar.
In photo: Aaditya Thackeray is greeted by party supporters after his victory as brother Tejas looks on.
While Aaditya Thackeray is busy making history in Maharashtra politics, his younger brother Tejas Thackeray is carving a niche for himself by discovering species and named a few of them after the Thackeray clan.
In photo: Uddhav and Rashmi Thackeray's youngest son Tejas snapped at a Sena event in Mumbai.
While the Thackeray family is known for keeping a low key affair, the entire family, including Uddhav, wife Rashmi, and their sons, were snapped at public events and social gatherings.
In photo: Father-son duo Uddhav and Aaditya Thackeray enjoy a game of cricket at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.
In January 2019, Uddhav Thackeray was seen alongside with his wife Rashmi and son Aaditya Thackeray at his cousin Raj Thackeray's son Amit Thackeray's wedding in Mumbai. The Thackeray family were seen bonding with each other as Amit tied the knot with his fiance Mitali Borude, a fashion designer, at St. Regis Hotel in Lower Parel.
In 2015, the Thackeray family were once again spotted at the wedding ceremony of Smita Thackeray's son Rahul with Aditi Redkar. In the picture, Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, wife Rashmi Thackeray, and son Aditya Thackeray pose with Smita Thackeray after attending her son's wedding in Mumbai.
In photo: Uddhav Thackeray's wife Rashmi Thackeray snapped with her sons, Aaditya and Tejas, at Amitabh Bachchan's Diwali bash held at his residence in Juhu last year.
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