Arch rivals Uddhav Thackeray, Narayan Rane share stage at Chipi airport inauguration
The Hindu
This is probably for the first time that the two former party colleagues-turned-opponents shared the stage after Mr. Rane’s exit from the Shiv Sena, of which Mr. Thackeray is the president.
The Chipi airport in the picturesque coastal Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra was inaugurated on Saturday, in an event which saw arch rivals Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Union Minister Narayan Rane sharing the stage and taking potshots at each other.
This is probably for the first time that the two former party colleagues-turned-opponents shared the stage after Mr. Rane’s exit from the Shiv Sena, of which Mr. Thackeray is the president.
During the event, Mr. Rane, who hails from Sindhudurg, listed out the work done by him since he was elected as an MLA from the district for the first time in 1990. The BJP leader said it was under the directions of late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray that he was deputed to this region. Mr. Rane said it was due to his efforts that Konkan got an infrastructure boost.