India, Nov. 17 -- The Maharashtra Government has reconstituted the Balasaheb Thackeray National Memorial Public Trust, appointing Shiv Sena (UBT) head and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray as its chairman.

The memorial of Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray is being constructed at the mayor's bungalow site at Shivaji Park in Mumbai's Dadar area.

The Government issued a notification on Saturday appointing Bal Thackeray's son Uddhav Thackeray, along with four other members, to the trust, which is overseeing the memorial's construction.

According to the Government Resolution (GR) issued by the General Administration Department, former minister Subhash Desai has been appointed as secretary of the trust, while Uddhav Thackeray's Aadit...