Ten days after he projected himself as a chief ministerial candidate in the Maharashtra Assembly polls. Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray reneged on his claim that he was running for the top post in the State and said he did not nurse any such ambition.
Addressing the Varkari communities members (devotees of lord Vithal), Uddhav said: “Today people from the Varkari Samaj have come to my house to bless me and support Shiv Sena for the upcoming Assembly polls. The love that I have been showered with is enough for me. I do not aspire to become the CM of Maharashtra”
He went onto add: “Everyone wants to be the CM and people fight for the chair. But see how fortunate I am. I do not want the crown on my head, yet people want to see me as the CM. This love has to be earned”..
Earlier, while participating in a live interaction hosted by a leading television channel on September 13, Uddhav had said that he was not averse to taking up the Chief Minister’s post.
“like others do, I do not day dream or hanker for the Chief Minister’s post. But, I am not the one to shy away from taking up the responsibility. Many expressed doubts about the fate of the Shiv Sena after Balasaheb. But, I accepted the responsibility and I am leading the party.. That’s why I am saying that I am not the one to shy away from shouldering the responsibility,” Uddhav had said.