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Newsmaker: Narayan Rane on the winding path of self-respect

Rane has all the skills garnered during a career as a Shiv Sainik, the network of Konkan followers in Mumbai

Narayan Rane
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Narayan Rane

Aditi Phadnis New Delhi
None was particularly surprised when Narayan Rane walked out of the Congress party to form his own. Rane has formed a Swabhimani Paksha, though why he needed to form a political party to uphold his swabhiman (self-respect), only his friends and he can explain. He was a Shiv Sainik for close to three decades till 2005, when, after a long spell of skirmishing, that party split. Following differences between heir-apparent Uddhav and his cousin, Raj, the latter quit to float his own outfit. And, angered at consistent marginalisation, Rane left the Sena.
 
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