"Weak": Devendra Fadnavis Hits Back At Uddhav Thackeray's "Worthless" Jibe
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Mr Fadnavis hit back, saying he could also use the kind of language Mr Thackeray did, but won't.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today locked horns with former Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray for calling him a "worthless" Home Minister. Uddhav Thackeray is frustrated, he shot back while speaking to reporters in Nagpur, and called him a "weak" Chief Minister.
Mr Thackeray had earlier today slammed Mr Fadnavis, who also holds the home portfolio, after a woman worker from the Thackeray-led faction was allegedly attacked by activists of the rival Shiv Sena camp led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and demanded his resignation.
"Maharashtra has got a worthless home minister. A helpless and servile man is the home minister here. He was not ready to act when his own party men were attacked by the 'Mindhe' (a term Thackeray's party uses for Chief Minister Eknath Shinde) group," Mr Thackeray said after meeting the injured woman at a hospital in Thane city, the bastion of Mr Shinde.
Mr Fadnavis hit back, saying he could also use the kind of language Mr Thackeray did, but won't. He then took a jibe at his former alliance partner, saying he compromised with his ideology just to save his chair and retain power.