The twists and turns in the Shiv Sena saga since Eknath Shinde’s intra-party rebellion continued unabated after a tweet by Sena leader and Marathi actor Deepali Sayed suggesting parleys between Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and Mr. Shinde, the new Maharashtra Chief Minister, sparked a furore in the State’s political circles on Sunday.
In her tweet, Ms. Sayed said: “Feeling better after knowing that in two days’ time, Uddhav Thackeray and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, respecting the sentiments of Shiv Sena workers, will be coming together and holding talks for the first time [since Mr. Shinde’s revolt]. It is clear that Mr. Shinde has understood the torment in the minds of the Shiv Sainiks and Mr. Thackeray has displayed magnanimity as ‘head of the family’.”
She further thanked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for helping to ‘mediate’ (between Mr. Thackeray and Mr. Shinde) without naming who they were.
