Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 17: Shiv Sena Bala Saheb Thackeray, J&K unit paid tributes to party founder Bala Saheb Thackeray on his death anniversary.
In a tribute function held at the party office, Jammu, Shiv Saniks distributed food among poor and helpless people. paid homage to party’s founder. Paying tribute, Manish Sahni, party’s president of J&K said that Bala Saheb Thackeray is not physically among us today, but his thoughts and policies are alive and will always be with us.
Sahni said the 86-year-old Hindu heart emperor breathed his last on November 17, 2012 at his Matushree residence in Mumbai. He said that Bala Saheb Thackeray was very much concerned about the common mind and country. He said that Bala Saheb Thackeray had also raised his voice for the implementation of the Indian Constitution in Jammu and Kashmir.
Born on 23 January, 1926 at Keshav Sitaram Thackeray in Pune, Balasaheb Thackeray started his life as a cartoonist. In 1966, he founded a Hindu Maharashtrian organization called Shiv Sena in Maharashtra. In 1995 Shiv Sena formed its first government in Maharashtra.
“Balasaheb gave the message of self-respect to all of us. Thackeray was the only person who was given 21-Gun salute in his last visit despite having no official and political position,” Sahni said.
On the occasion, president woman wing Meenakshi Chhibber, general secretary Vikas Bakshi, working president, Ashwani Gupta, secretary Raj Singh, Balwant Singh, joint secretary Raju Salaria, Sanjeev Sudan, Bhuri Singh, Geeta Rani, Mamta Devi, Sushil Kumar, Labba Ram, Dimple, Jaganath, Rajesh Handa and several others were present.
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