India, July 5 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray have traded many barbs over the years, and the rivalry between the cousins has always been a political flashpoint.

All that is potentially going to change today, as the estranged cousins are all set to put up a united front after 20 years. What has brought them together is the 'Awaj Marathicha' (voice of Marathi) victory rally, announced after the Maharashtra government's rollback of the decision to make Hindi mandatory as a third language in primary schools.

All preparations are done, and the rally is about start shortly. People were seen wearing masks of Uddhav and Raj Thackeray as they waited outside the victory rally's ve...