<p>Pandharpur: In a veiled swipe at Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said he delivered a "rudali" (professional mourner) like speech at the joint rally.</p>.<p>He "thanked" MNS president Raj Thackeray for crediting him in reuniting the two Thackeray cousins.</p>.Thackeray cousins reunion | 'Yeh public hai, sab janti hai': BJP slams Uddhav, spares Raj .<p>Earlier in the day, the Thackeray cousins shared the public stage at a victory rally in Mumbai to celebrate the rollback of two GRs issued earlier by the government introducing Hindi as a third language from class 1 in state schools.</p>.<p>Addressing the gathering, Raj Thackeray, in a lighter vein, credited Fadnavis for bringing together the two cousins which even Bal Thackeray couldn't do.</p>.<p>"Balasaheb Thackeray must be blessing me. I was told it was supposed to be a 'vijay' (victory) rally, but it turned out to be a 'rudali' speech," Fadnavis said in a veiled reference to Uddhav.</p>.<p>"Rudali" refers to a female professional mourner in certain regions, particularly in Rajasthan, where they were hired to publicly express grief during funerals, especially in upper-caste families.</p>.<p>Fadnavis said no word was spoken about Marathi at the event and the speech (delivered by Uddhav) focused on how his government was toppled and how they can regain power.</p>.<p>"The rally was not Vijay utsav but a 'rudali' darshan," the chief minister said.</p>.<p>He stated that despite ruling the Mumbai civic body for 25 years, they (the undivided Sena) failed to bring in development.</p>.<p>"Conversely, under Modi's leadership, we have transformed Mumbai. We gave Marathi people their rightful homes at BDD and Patra chawls (tenements), which made them (Uddhav-led) jealous," he said.</p>.<p>The chief minister said he was proud to be Marathi and Hindu. "All Marathi and non-Marathi people are with us".</p>
<p>Pandharpur: In a veiled swipe at Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said he delivered a "rudali" (professional mourner) like speech at the joint rally.</p>.<p>He "thanked" MNS president Raj Thackeray for crediting him in reuniting the two Thackeray cousins.</p>.Thackeray cousins reunion | 'Yeh public hai, sab janti hai': BJP slams Uddhav, spares Raj .<p>Earlier in the day, the Thackeray cousins shared the public stage at a victory rally in Mumbai to celebrate the rollback of two GRs issued earlier by the government introducing Hindi as a third language from class 1 in state schools.</p>.<p>Addressing the gathering, Raj Thackeray, in a lighter vein, credited Fadnavis for bringing together the two cousins which even Bal Thackeray couldn't do.</p>.<p>"Balasaheb Thackeray must be blessing me. I was told it was supposed to be a 'vijay' (victory) rally, but it turned out to be a 'rudali' speech," Fadnavis said in a veiled reference to Uddhav.</p>.<p>"Rudali" refers to a female professional mourner in certain regions, particularly in Rajasthan, where they were hired to publicly express grief during funerals, especially in upper-caste families.</p>.<p>Fadnavis said no word was spoken about Marathi at the event and the speech (delivered by Uddhav) focused on how his government was toppled and how they can regain power.</p>.<p>"The rally was not Vijay utsav but a 'rudali' darshan," the chief minister said.</p>.<p>He stated that despite ruling the Mumbai civic body for 25 years, they (the undivided Sena) failed to bring in development.</p>.<p>"Conversely, under Modi's leadership, we have transformed Mumbai. We gave Marathi people their rightful homes at BDD and Patra chawls (tenements), which made them (Uddhav-led) jealous," he said.</p>.<p>The chief minister said he was proud to be Marathi and Hindu. "All Marathi and non-Marathi people are with us".</p>