In this file photo Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray waves at the party workers gathered outside his residence Matoshree to wish him on his 85th birthday in Mumbai on Jan 23, 2011 . Thackeray, 86, passed away on Saturday at Matoshree in Mumbai after prolonged illness.Pictures from PTI

Shiv Sena Tiger dies at 86

In this file photo Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray is seen with President Pranab Mukherjee (then UPA&#39;s candidate for Presidential election) in Mumbai on July 14, 2012.

Bal Thackeray with President Pranab Mukherjee in July, 2012

On July 28, 1999 Bal Thackeray was banned from voting and contesting in any election for six years from December 11, 1999 till December 10, 2005 on the recommendations of the Election Commission. This photo was taken before he was banned

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Bal Thackeray casting vote

In this file photo Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray honours singer Lata Mangeshkar during the Maharashtra Day celebrations in Mumbai on May 2, 2010.