In Eknath Shinde's New Twitter Photo, A Claim To Bal Thackeray's Legacy
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Eknath Shinde has changed the profile picture of his Twitter handle to one with Balasaheb Thackeray, in a strong message to Team Uddhav Thackeray.
Eknath Shinde, who took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra yesterday after nine days of rebellion against Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray leadership, has sent out a subtle message positioning himself as the political heir to Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray.
Right after the oath ceremony, Mr Shinde changed the profile picture of his Twitter handle to one with Balasaheb Thackeray, a fiery Hindutva icon and the mascot of Maratha pride.
While the Shiv Sena rebels have managed to clinch power in Maharashtra with the BJP's support, the battle for controlling the party is on.
The Shinde faction has declared in the Supreme Court that they are the real Sena. His argument is that Mr Thackeray has diluted the Hindutva ideology of of Bal Thackeray by forming a coalition with Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress, which he called an "unnatural alliance".
