MUMBAI: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday sacked former minister of state Vijay Shivtare from the party and scrapped his primary membership citing anti-party activities. While Uddhav is continuing with his spate of sackings, CM Eknath Shinde has been reappointing sacked MLAs and leaders back to the same posts. On Saturday, Shinde reappointed Naresh Mhakse as the zilla pramukh (district chief) for Thane.
Mhaske's is the second reappointment by Shinde of a Sena office-bearer dismissed by Uddhav. Thackeray had sacked Mhaske earlier in the week after Mhaske backed Shinde.