Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Amit Thackeray Says Fadnavis, Shinde Must Explain Ganesh Visit Absence
Amit Thackeray spoke about two politicians who did not visit his father Raj Thackeray’s home during the Ganesh festival.
Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde had visited in earlier years.
Amit said people should ask them why they stayed away this time.
He also said their absence does not make Lord Ganesh any less important.
Raj Thackeray welcomes a Ganesh idol at his Mumbai home every year.
The festival began on September 14.
Amit leads the student wing of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.
He recently faced criticism and a police case after a portrait of Narendra Modi was removed from a Pune college.
Amit Thackeray said Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde should be asked why they did not visit Raj Thackeray’s home.
Fadnavis and Shinde had regularly visited Raj Thackeray’s Mumbai residence during the Ganesh festival in previous years.
Amit Thackeray said their absence did not reduce Lord Ganesh’s importance.
Raj Thackeray hosts Lord Ganesh annually at Shivtirth in Mumbai’s Dadar area.
Amit Thackeray recently faced criticism after removing a portrait of Narendra Modi from a Pune government college, prompting a police case.
- Who
- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Amit Thackeray commented on Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde’s absence from Raj Thackeray’s Ganesh festival gathering.
- What
- Fadnavis and Shinde did not visit Raj Thackeray’s residence this year, and Amit said they should explain why.
- When
- The comments were reported on September 16; the festival began on September 14.
- Where
- Raj Thackeray’s residence, Shivtirth, is in Mumbai’s Dadar area; the separate portrait incident occurred at a government college in Pune.
- Why
- The article does not give Fadnavis or Shinde’s reason for not visiting; Amit said their absence did not diminish Lord Ganesh’s importance.
- Speaker
- Amit Thackeray, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader and head of its student wing
- Residence
- Raj Thackeray’s Shivtirth residence in Dadar, Mumbai
- Festival
- Ganeshotsav, which began on September 14
- Absent visitors
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde
- Previous visits
- Fadnavis and Shinde had regularly visited Raj Thackeray’s residence during the annual festival
- Related incident
- A portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was removed from a government college in Pune late last month
- Police action
- Pune police registered a criminal case against Amit Thackeray after the portrait incident