India, July 19 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) supremo Uddhav Thackeray Friday responded to a 'reuniting offer' by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis that has sparked huge speculation and said 'Yeh andar ki baat haai' (it's an inside thing).

Fadnavis, however, cleared the air, stating that it was a joke.

The row comes after Fadnavis, during a farewell function of the Leader of the Opposition in the Council, Ambadas Danve, said: "Uddhav ji, there is no scope (for a change in government) till 2029. We do not have the scope to come to the other (Opposition's) side. You have the scope to come here, and it can be thought about. We can think about it differently."

Meanwhile, Uddhav Thackeray met Fadnavis on Thursday to present him with a copy o...