India, Jan. 23 -- The memorial of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray, which was to be inaugurated on Friday at the beginning of his birth centenary year, is expected to be delayed by about a year.

The work on the memorial is behind schedule for several reasons. According to information, the term of the managing committee governing the memorial trust expired in March 2025. The new body was constituted in December 2025-however, no work ensued, as the procedure was delayed due to the model code of conduct enforced for the civic polls in the state.

"We completed Phase 1 of the memorial in the first term," said a Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and member of the committee. "After our term expired, we wrote to the government to reconstitute it. The work ...