Raj Thackeray's Fear Realized: MNS Secretary Sudhakar Tamboli Joins Shinde Shiv Sena

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News18•25-12-2025, 11:20
Raj Thackeray's Fear Realized: MNS Secretary Sudhakar Tamboli Joins Shinde Shiv Sena
- •MNS Maharashtra Secretary Sudhakar Tamboli, a long-time associate of Raj Thackeray, defected to Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena.
- •Tamboli officially joined Shiv Sena in Mumbai in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
- •His defection came within 12 hours of Raj Thackeray expressing fears of loyalists leaving, and soon after the Raj Thackeray-Uddhav Thackeray alliance announcement.
- •Tamboli was a key MNS leader, with Raj Thackeray since Bharatiya Vidyarthi Sena, a two-term Senate member, and active in education.
- •This is considered a major blow to MNS's organizational structure, especially in Mumbai, raising questions about internal discord.
Why It Matters: MNS suffers a significant blow as key leader Sudhakar Tamboli defects to Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena.
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