India, Nov. 18 -- The opening of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray's memorial at the erstwhile mayor's bungalow on Veer Savarkar Marg will be delayed by about six months and is likely to be inaugurated only by mid-2026.

Subhash Desai, senior Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and secretary of the Balasaheb Thackeray National Memorial Public Trust, on Monday confirmed that the work was delayed and the opening would have to be rescheduled. The trust was earlier planning to open the structure to the public around January 23, 2026, the beginning of Thackeray's birth centenary.

"The civil work and landscaping is over," said Desai. "The team that will put together an audiovisual presentation of Balasaheb's life will start its work on January 23, 2026. We w...