India, June 27 -- Cousins Raj and Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday reiterated their opposition to the Maharashtra government's recent decision to make Hindi the default third language in primary education, with their parties set to take part in separate protests against the move on July 6 and July 7, adding fuel to growing speculation that they're set to reunite after nearly two decades ahead of local body polls across the state.

A week after the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti government issued an order stating that Hindi will "in general" be the third language for classes 1-5 in Marathi- and English-medium schools unless at least 20 students in a class opt for an alternative, the Thackeray cousins held separate press conferences in whi...