“I have never spoken to anyone in the media. Can we finish this off over the phone?” said the voice on the other end. It was Champa Singh Thapa, former Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray’s trusted Man Friday, who served him devotedly for 27 years before his death. Champa Singh Thapa, fondly called Thapa by reverential Shiv Sainiks, was speaking to this correspondent from Matoshree, which he claims is his permanent residence. After all, the senior Thackeray himself had asked him never to leave the house.