Ten days after Eknath Shinde launched a rebellion against him which led to the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray removed Mr. Shinde from the post of ‘Shiv Sena leader’ Friday night.
In a letter to Mr. Shinde, who was sworn in as Maharashtra Chief Minister a day earlier, Mr. Thackeray accused him of "indulging in anti-party activities".
Mr. Shinde has also "voluntarily" given up the membership of the party, therefore "in exercise of powers vested in me as Shiv Sena party president, I remove you from the post of Shiv Sena leader in the party organisation," said the letter.
