CM Uddhav Thackeray skips PM Narendra Modi's award event, meets elderly Shiv Sainik at her home

The ongoing tussle between Shiv Sena and BJP prompted Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to skip the event in Mumbai where Prime Minister Narendra Modi was given the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar awardThackeray and his family members met 80yearold Chandrabhaga Shinde who became the face of protests by Shiv Sena workers against Independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana a day earlier at her residence in Parel in the eveningMaharashtra minister and NCP leader Jitendra Awhad tweeted the invitation card of the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar award ceremony which didnt mention the name of Uddhav ThackerayThe Mangeshkar family avoided mentioning the name of the Chief Minister on the invitation card of the Lata Mangeshkar Award Ceremony Their role is incomprehensible This act of the Mangeshkars is an insult to 12 crore Marathi people Awhad tweetedThe octogenarian Shinde a diehard Shivsainik had braved prickly heat and humidity as she sat outside Matoshree the private residence of the Thackerays in suburban Bandra on SaturdayShe and hundreds of Shiv Sainiks had vociferously protested against the plan by MP Navneet Rana and MLA Ravi Rana to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside MatoshreeShinde not only shouted slogans at the top of her voice during the protest but also showed a dont mess with me action made famous as that of defiance in the recent multilingual film blockbuster Pushpa The RiseThackeray his wife Rashmi and sons Aaditya and Tejas arrived at Shindes oneroom tenement in Crescent Bay building in Parel a Sena stronghold in the evening and spoke to herSena functionaries said minister Aaaditya Thackeray had spoken to Shinde over the phone after her images and videos went viral on social media during the protests on Friday and Saturday while the CM had invited her inside MatoshreeDuring his visit on Sunday the CM once again invited Shinde to his home in Bandra or the official residence Varsha in Mumbais Malabar Hill area they saidAt a function held at Shanmukhanand Hall in Mumbai on Sunday evening PM Modi was honoured with the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar award instituted after the late singing legendShiv Sena leader and state Industries Minister Subhash Desai attended the functionThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever