<p>Describing late Bal Thackeray as an "open-hearted" person, BJP President Nitin Gadkari said here that the Sena patriarch was not a "dictator" and always took decisions, which he felt were "reasonable".<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Balasaheb was an open hearted person. He never indulged in caste-based politics. Though some people portrayed him as a dictator, it was not the case. He would take decisions in accordance with the situation," Gadkari said at a programme here last evening.<br /><br />The BJP leader was speaking at a function in suburban Dadar, where he along with Sena Executive President Uddhav Thackeray released MP Sanjay Raut's book "Yugant", a compilation of his articles written on the 86-year-old leader.<br /><br />Gadkari said Thackeray took decisions which he felt were "right and reasonable".<br /><br />"He was the only leader who thought on technical issues. Whenever we approached him with an issue, he would listen to us and co-operate on those he felt were right," he added. <br /></p>
<p>Describing late Bal Thackeray as an "open-hearted" person, BJP President Nitin Gadkari said here that the Sena patriarch was not a "dictator" and always took decisions, which he felt were "reasonable".<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Balasaheb was an open hearted person. He never indulged in caste-based politics. Though some people portrayed him as a dictator, it was not the case. He would take decisions in accordance with the situation," Gadkari said at a programme here last evening.<br /><br />The BJP leader was speaking at a function in suburban Dadar, where he along with Sena Executive President Uddhav Thackeray released MP Sanjay Raut's book "Yugant", a compilation of his articles written on the 86-year-old leader.<br /><br />Gadkari said Thackeray took decisions which he felt were "right and reasonable".<br /><br />"He was the only leader who thought on technical issues. Whenever we approached him with an issue, he would listen to us and co-operate on those he felt were right," he added. <br /></p>