Mumbai, July 5 -- In a significant political development in Maharashtra politics, the Thackeray cousins - Uddhav and Raj - came together on a public platform to address a rally for the cause of 'Marathi-bhasha' and 'Marathi-manoos' after a gap of 20 years, and dropped hints of a political alliance.
The rally, which was their first joint appearance since 2005, was held in response to the Maharashtra government's now-scrapped decision to introduce Hindi as the third language in the state's schools under the New Education Policy (NEP).
The event underscored a shared agenda of "Marathi pride", a longstanding foundation of their political ethos.
As Uddhav Thackery, president of the Shiv Sena (UBT), and Raj, the head of Maharashtra Navnirm...