Thackeray scion walks a few extra political miles with Rahul Gandhi

NANDED: In an event that is very significant politically, Thackeray scion Aaditya joined Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra on Friday. The development indicates that the Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena is keen on continuing its friendship with the Congress which began about three years ago when the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government was formed.

A day after the NCP extended its support to the yatra, Aaditya Thackeray walked with Rahul Gandhi for around seven kilometres from the Nanded-Hingoli border to Bhategaon in Hingoli district. Thackeray joined the yatra along with party colleague Ambadas Danve, who is the leader of the opposition in the legislative council.

Aaditya’s meeting Gandhi was an unusual happening, the first of its kind in the largely inimical relationship between the two parties.

HT PHOTO Aaditya Thackeray with Rahul Gandhi at Bharat Jodo Yatra in Hingoli on Friday.