Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Raj Thackeray Says PM Photo Cannot Share Row With Icons
Raj Thackeray said a photograph of the Prime Minister should not be placed next to three important figures from Maharashtra’s history.
These figures are Shivaji Maharaj, Jyotirao Phule and B R Ambedkar.
He said they have a special place in the state’s history.
Thackeray said the Prime Minister’s photograph can still be shown in government offices.
He only objected to placing it in the same row as the three icons.
His comments followed the removal of a Modi photograph at a Pune polytechnic institute.
Amit Thackeray and MNS workers were involved in removing it.
Raj Thackeray spoke about the issue at a gathering in Thane on Sunday.
MNS chief Raj Thackeray said the Prime Minister’s photograph should not be placed beside Maharashtra’s three revered figures.
He named Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and Dr B R Ambedkar as occupying a unique place in the state’s history.
Thackeray said the Prime Minister’s photograph may be displayed in government offices and other official institutions.
His remarks came days after Amit Thackeray and MNS workers removed a photograph of Narendra Modi placed beside Shivaji Maharaj’s portrait.
The photograph was removed at a polytechnic institute in Pune, while Raj Thackeray made his remarks in Thane on Sunday.
- Who
- MNS chief Raj Thackeray, along with references to Amit Thackeray and MNS workers.
- What
- Raj Thackeray said a photograph of the Prime Minister should not be placed in the same row or next to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and Dr B R Ambedkar.
- When
- Raj Thackeray made the remarks on Sunday; the photograph’s removal occurred days earlier.
- Where
- Thackeray spoke in Thane, while the photograph was removed at a polytechnic institute in Pune.
- Why
- He said Shivaji Maharaj, Phule and Ambedkar occupy a unique place in Maharashtra’s history.
- Speaker
- Raj Thackeray, chief of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
- Three icons named
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and Dr B R Ambedkar
- Thackeray’s position
- The Prime Minister’s photograph should not be placed in the same row or next to the three icons
- Permitted locations
- Government offices and other official institutions
- Photo removed
- A photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Removal site
- A polytechnic institute in Pune
- Remarks site
- Thane