Working with Uddhav Thackeray added to my experience, says CM Fadnavis, sparking debate

A round of meetings between political leaders has begun around Diwali. Shinde faction leader and minister Pratap Sarnaik met Sanjay Raut. The meeting between the two leaders had raised many eyebrows.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis then made a significant remark about Uddhav Thackeray. Fadnavis said that working with Thackeray added to his experience. The statement on the old Shiv Sena has intensified discussion.

In an informal conversation, the Chief Minister was asked what his experience of working with Shinde and Thackeray tells him. Fadnavis replied, "I had a good and big experience of working with Uddhav Thackeray. Between 2014 and 2019, the government faced many difficulties. There was drought and several other things then. Even now many problems come up. I am used to it. Working with Uddhav Thackeray added to my experience."

A debate has now begun over whether Fadnavis's statement should be read as a dig at Thackeray or as praise for him. In political circles, it is being said that the Chief Minister's remark has created suspense and that something is about to happen.

During the same conversation, the Chief Minister also commented on Sunetra Pawar. Devendra Fadnavis underlined that there is a difference between the work of Sunetra Pawar and Ajit Pawar. In a single conversation, he thus gave his views on his experience with Thackeray as well as on the work of these two leaders of the Pawar family.