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Updated: Jan 23, 2020 09:47 IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tribute to the founder of Shiv Sena Bal
Thackeray on his birth anniversary."Tributes to the great Balasaheb Thackeray on his Jayanti
Courageous and indomitable, he never hesitated from raising issues of public welfare
He always remained proud of Indian ethos and values
He continues to inspire millions," Modi tweeted.Thackeray, who had been an influential figure in Maharashtra, began his professional career
as a cartoonist with the English language daily 'The Free Press Journal' in Mumbai, but left it in 1960 to form his own political weekly
'Marmik'.His political philosophy was largely shaped by his father Keshav Sitaram Thackeray, a leading figure in the Samyukta Maharashtra
(United Maharashtra) movement, which advocated the creation of a separate semantic state.Through Marmik, Thackeray campaigned against the
growing influence of non-Marathis in Mumbai
In 1966, Thackeray formed the Shiv Sena party to fight for the interests of Maharashtrians in Mumbai's political and professional
landscape.Thackeray died in Mumbai in 2012 due to cardiac arrest
