Thackeray slams BJP-Congress 8216;nikaah8217;

Thackeray8217;s comments come after earlier this week,in the election for the post of chairman of standing committee of Aurangabad municipal corporation,BJP8217;s Raju Shinde defeated Sena candidate,with Congress8217;s support.

8220;What did our 8220;best friend8221; gain by allying with Congress? Aurangzeb,in his grave,must be happy seeing this,8221; the editorial said,reminding the readers that the Mughal emperor8217;s assessment of Maharashtrians as a people who could be easily divided,rang true.

8220;This BJP joining hands with Congress is not an overnight change in thinking. Our best friend captured power in Delhi on the back of Ram Mandir movement,but later disowned the demolition of Babri Masjid,8221; Thackeray said.

8220;We Sena are committed to Hindutva and don8217;t stand dilution. Criticising Congress for Muslim appeasement and blaming it for the Partition along with Jinnah on one hand,and praising the same Jinnah at his grave in Pakistan8230;We never did this,8221; he said,without mentioning Advani8217;s controversial speech in Pakistan.

8220;On the face of it,our best friend BJP hates Congress. When Lalu Prasad and Mulayam Singh voted on the government8217;s side at the time of cut motions,our friend was furious. Then why did this sudden love for Congress,8221; the editorial asked.

8220;Our friend was 8216;diluted8217; in Aurangabad and Hindutva has been weakened,8221; it added.