Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray leaves official residence

Uddhav Thackeray departed from the chief minister's official residence in south Mumbai for his family residence Matoshree in suburban Bandra hours after agreeing to resign amid revolt by the Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde.

Uddhav Thackeray left his official residence along with members of his family amid slogans of "Uddhav tum aage badho, hum tumhare saath hain" from his supporters.

Noting that a section of party MLAs was gunning for his ouster, he said instead of going to Surat, they could have conveyed their feelings to him. Thackeray said it is a matter of shame for him if "even a single MLA" was against him.


Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde, who is currently camped in BJP-ruled Assam with a significant number of party MLAs, has sparked a major political crisis in the western state.

Speaking out about the rebellion, Thackeray declared that he has no desire to hold the position of chief minister but instead is curious as to whether the uprising will serve to restore another Shiv Sainik to the position.

[With ANI inputs]