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Bal Thackeray's death anniversary: Low turnout gives Shiv Sena the jitters
Updated On: 19 November, 2013 06:03 AM IST | | Ravikiran Deshmukh
Despite instructions from the top to be at Shivaji Park, no matter what, only 50,000 out of the expected 5 lakh people turned up to pay their respects, much to the embarrassment of party bosses
If there’s strength in numbers, then the tiger should be feeling lean. It’s not just the snub by MNS chief Raj Thackeray and family to his uncle’s memorial event and the stinging remarks by Bal Thackeray’s elder son Jaidev that have the Shiv Sena furrowing its brows. The party was dealt a bigger blow by the low attendance at the Sena patriarch’s first death anniversary tribute at Shivaji Park on Sunday, despite instructions to ensure a large crowd.

NOT ENOUGH: The crowd at Shivaji Park was dismal, going by what the party had expected. Pic/Bipin Kokate

