India, May 24 -- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has claimed that attempts are being made to "erase" the legacies of the Pawar and Thackeray families from politics. However, he asserted, such efforts will not succeed.

Speaking at an event organised by a Marathi news portal in Pune, Raj highlighted the longstanding political and cultural influence of the two families in state and national affairs.

"As far as the Thackeray brand is concerned, my grandfather Prabhodankar Thackeray was the first to leave a deep imprint on Maharashtra. After him came Balasaheb Thackeray, followed by my father Shrikant Thackeray, who made his mark in music. Later, both Uddhav and I contributed in our own ways," he said.

Despite efforts t...