<p>In a development that raised eyebrows, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray met state BJP President Chandrakant Patil in Nashik.</p>.<p>Both were in Nashik in separate visits to review the preparations for the forthcoming civic polls - and met in the government guest house - while Raj was leaving and Patil was driving in.</p>.<p>Video footage showed them in one-on-one conversation for some time near the parking.</p>.<p>Patil, however, said that there was nothing political in the visit between him and Raj, the estranged cousin of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.</p>.<p>“We both are part of the students’ movement and have known each other for close to 40 years. It was just hello and hi meeting,” he said.</p>.<p>Patil said that friendship and politics must be separate.</p>
<p>In a development that raised eyebrows, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray met state BJP President Chandrakant Patil in Nashik.</p>.<p>Both were in Nashik in separate visits to review the preparations for the forthcoming civic polls - and met in the government guest house - while Raj was leaving and Patil was driving in.</p>.<p>Video footage showed them in one-on-one conversation for some time near the parking.</p>.<p>Patil, however, said that there was nothing political in the visit between him and Raj, the estranged cousin of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.</p>.<p>“We both are part of the students’ movement and have known each other for close to 40 years. It was just hello and hi meeting,” he said.</p>.<p>Patil said that friendship and politics must be separate.</p>
