PM Modi pays tribute to Balasaheb on his third death anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to founder of Shiv Sena late Balasaheb Thackeray on his third death anniversary.
"Balasaheb Thackeray was committed to the well-being of people. He was widely admired by Karyakartas. Tributes to him on his Punya Tithi," Prime Minister Modi tweeted.
Bal Thackeray passed away on 17 November 2012 as a result of a cardiac arrest. Thackeray began his professional career as a cartoonist with a English daily and founded the Shiv Sena in 1966 with the intent of fighting for the rights of the natives of Maharashtra.