India, April 21 -- Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena on Monday reacted to reports of a possible political reunion of Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray with a vitriolic attack against the Shiv Sena (UBT) supremo, claiming he never allowed his cousin to rise within the undivided party. Shiv Sena spokesperson and Thane MP Naresh Mhaske also called Uddhav Thackeray the "modern Duryodhan".

Mhaske attributed the reported deliberations to Uddhav Thackeray's attempt to stay relevant in politics. He claimed the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader was hurtling towards Raj Thackeray with overtures because his party lacks crowd-pulling leaders.

"Sena (UBT) doesn't have crowd-pulling leaders. This realisation has prompted them to turn towards Raj Thackeray. The party i...