Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday defended Generation Z by comparing them to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, saying the Mughals had called the Maratha warrior a "chuha" when he was young, just as today's youth are being called "cockroaches."
Thackeray made the remarks at a book launch in Mumbai, where he drew parallels between the ridicule faced by historically significant figures in their youth and the language being used against the current generation.
