Uddhav in the ring with Bengal Tigress

The bonhomie between Thackeray and Mamata is known. During her visit to Mumbai in November 2017, Thackeray, despite sharing power with the BJP, had met her at a five-star hotel in the city. The common thread binding them is their both having been at loggerheads with the BJP and the Narendra Modi government on a host of issues, including demonetisation. Further, at the virtual meeting of opposition chief ministers with Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi held on August 26, 2020, af ter Thackeray asked the other six CMs, “Humein darna hai ya ladna hai? (Fright or fight?)”. Banerjee had replied, “Ladna hai (we must fight).” She had also showered praise on Thackeray, saying he had been doing a great job especially during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.