Raj praised Deputy Chief Minister Fadnavis; He said that he has set an example of loyalty and commitment of the party.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Friday said Devendra Fadnavis has set an example of the party’s loyalty and commitment by taking over as the state’s deputy chief minister despite being the front runner for the top post.

In an open letter to Fadnavis, Thackeray said the senior BJP leader was expected to return as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, but it did not happen. You were the chief minister for five years. You made a lot of efforts to form this government and yet you accepted the post of deputy chief minister as per the instructions of your party, setting aside your own aspirations,” Thackeray said.

“Your act has shown that the party is above any individual. This is a textbook example of loyalty to one’s party. This is something that every office-bearer of other parties should take note of,” Thackeray said, adding that he did not want to get into the discussion whether the post of deputy CM is promotion or demotion.

“When you pull back the string of the bow to aim with the arrow, it is not called a jerk,” said Thackeray, who also told Fadnavis that he had a long political journey and he He has proved himself in front of Maharashtra. In a surprising turn of events on Thursday, Fadnavis, who was seen as the front-runner to lead a government to be formed by the BJP along with the Shiv Sena rebels led by Eknath Shinde, took oath as the deputy CM. , while the latter got the top position.

BJP national president JP Nadda later said that Fadnavis, who had earlier announced that he would not be a part of the new government, asked the central leadership with his vast experience to join the new government as deputy CM. was requested.

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