Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray vows to resign, urging rebel MLAs to express distrust

Uddhav Thackeray, the chief minister of Maharashtra, announced on Wednesday that he was having his letter of resignation ready, but he wanted the dissident MLAs to come and tell him directly that they did not trust him.

But he also said that he would want someone from the Sena to succeed him as chief minister if he steps down.

Balasaheb Thackeray had trained the party officials to always support Hindu nationalism, according to Thackeray, who spoke to the state via a Facebook Live session. Thackeray further claimed that the Shiv Sena would never abandon this ideology.

Thackeray asserted that as long as the average Shiv Sainiks are on his side, he is not afraid of any challenge. He stated that what hurt him was the realisation that it was not the Congress or NCP that had lost faith in him.

“How many are against me, not how many there are. If even one individual or MLA is against me, I’m out. If even one MLA is against me, it would be extremely embarrassing for me. If any MLA says they don’t want me as chief minister or if my own people say they don’t want me. I’ll step down right away. I’ll relocate to Matoshree from Varsha.

But why go to Surat, I ask you straight in the face. I would not engage in combat.

“Those who believe I cannot lead the Shiv Sena should come to me. I’m prepared to step down from this position as well.

“They claim that I never meet people. I held my first Cabinet meeting in a medical facility. I have started meeting people following my recuperation from the spine surgery.

The NCP leader Sharad Pawar and Congressman Kamal Nath, he continued, had both called to express their desire for me to remain the chief minister.

“Despite the fact that I lacked experience, I accepted the position of chief minister. We fought the NCP and the Congress for 25 to 30 years until they joined forces with us. He requested me to assume the position of CM during a phone chat with Sharad Pawar because both parties had prominent leaders. Everyone has cooperated up until this point. The administration has performed admirably, he stated.