<p>Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray will visit Ayodhya in March and have ‘darshan’ of Lord Ram.</p>.<p>Raj is the nephew of late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray and cousin of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.</p>.<p>Raj (52) is expected to visit Ayodhya between March 1-9.</p>.<p>In fact, March 9 is also the 15th anniversary of his party MNS, which is making efforts for a comeback.</p>.<p>The decision of Raj’s Ayodhya visit was taken at a high-level meeting of the party held at the MIG Club at Bandra here.</p>.<p>“Raj saheb would be visiting Ayodhya,” senior MNS leader and former minister of state for home Bala Nandgaonkar said.</p>.<p>When Shiv Sena chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut was asked about the proposed visit, he said: “If Raj Thackeray is visiting Ayodhya, it is a good thing...Prabhu Ram is not a matter of politics...we have visited Ayodhya many times, we can guide him.”</p>.<p>Days before the Covid-19 lockdown was enforced, Raj had rebranded his party and adopted a saffron flag with the royal seal of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He also took a pro-Hindutva stance along with the cause of Marathi-manoos. He has also launched his son Amit Thackeray into active politics by anointing him as an MNS leader.</p>
<p>Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray will visit Ayodhya in March and have ‘darshan’ of Lord Ram.</p>.<p>Raj is the nephew of late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray and cousin of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.</p>.<p>Raj (52) is expected to visit Ayodhya between March 1-9.</p>.<p>In fact, March 9 is also the 15th anniversary of his party MNS, which is making efforts for a comeback.</p>.<p>The decision of Raj’s Ayodhya visit was taken at a high-level meeting of the party held at the MIG Club at Bandra here.</p>.<p>“Raj saheb would be visiting Ayodhya,” senior MNS leader and former minister of state for home Bala Nandgaonkar said.</p>.<p>When Shiv Sena chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut was asked about the proposed visit, he said: “If Raj Thackeray is visiting Ayodhya, it is a good thing...Prabhu Ram is not a matter of politics...we have visited Ayodhya many times, we can guide him.”</p>.<p>Days before the Covid-19 lockdown was enforced, Raj had rebranded his party and adopted a saffron flag with the royal seal of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He also took a pro-Hindutva stance along with the cause of Marathi-manoos. He has also launched his son Amit Thackeray into active politics by anointing him as an MNS leader.</p>
