Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray unveiled the party's new flag on the occasion of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray's birthday, on Thursday and appointed his son Amit Thackeray as a leader in the party.

The new saffron flag has Shivaji Maharaj's Rajmudra, and was launched at the party's first Maha Adhiveshan at Nesco Centre in Goregaon. The party also appropriated VD Savarkar, and Raj Thackeray will unveil his party's new agenda at a rally in the evening.