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Early life
Raj Shrikant Thackeray, known as Raj Thackeray, was born on June 14, 1968 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The present age of him is 54 years old as per his birth date and also his birth name is Swaraj Shrikant Thackeray. The politician is an Indian citizen and belongs to the Hindu religion. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He was the son of father Shrikant Prabhodanhar Thackeray and mother Kunda Thackeray. On top of that, there is not such detailed information about his brother and his ethnicity.
In addition, he learned tabla, guitar and violin as a child. He completed his school studies at Bal Mohan Vidya Mandir School, Dabar, Mumbai. Raj attended Mumbai’s Sir JJ Institute of Applied Arts and earned a degree. After graduation, he worked as a cartoonist for Bal Thackeray’s weekly magazine Marmik.
Career
Early years at Shiv Sen
Raj Thackeray began his political career by launching the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Sena, the student wing of the Shiv Sena. During the 1990 Maharashtra assembly elections, he rose to prominence. He was believed to be the heir to his uncle, Balasaheb, in the 1990s. Balasaheb, on the other hand, showed a strong preference for his own son, Uddhav.
Caption: Raj Thackeray giving a speech somewhere in India (Source: DNA India)
After years of neglect, Raj Thackeray resigned from Shiv Sena in January 2006, announcing his intention to form a new political party. He founded the “Maharashtra Navnirman Sena” party in Mumbai on March 9, 2006. He also names the party with the theme “Sons of the Soil”. In addition, he said at the time of the founding of the party that he does not want to fight with his uncle, who “was, is and always will be (his) mentor to him.”
In the year 2008, he led violent activities in Maharashtra against the North Indian rule, especially against Up and Bihar. His and Shiv Sena’s political party have banned Australian cricketers from participating in the IPL (Season 3) in Mumbai in protest against attacks on Indian students in Australia. In September 2008, MNS workers began blackening English signs to enforce the use of Marathi signs.
In the same year, Raj Thackeray threatened to ban the Bachchan family films unless Jaya Bachchan apologized. The reason behind that was when Jaya Bachchan said that ‘we are the people of UP so we will speak Hindi not Marathi’. MNS workers began attacking theaters showing Jaya-related films. Later, Amitabh Bachchan (Jaya’s husband) apologized for it. On October 2, 2009, MNS workers disrupted the screening of the film ‘Wake Up Sid’ at its release in some cinemas in Pine and Mumbai. After Raj objected to the references to Mumbai in the film as “Bombay” instead of “Mumbai”. For this reason, at various points in the film it changes to “Bombay”.
Raj Thackeray – Net worth 2022
Talking about his net worth, it is estimated to be around Rs 50 crore Indian rupees. On top of that, there is no detailed information about their income and salary. Currently, he has not signed brand endorsement deals with any brand. However, it is certain that he will support some of the best brands from around the world very soon in the future.
civil status
Raj Thackeray is married to Sharmila Wagh, the daughter of Mohan Wagh. Mohan Wagh is a Marathi photographer, producer and film director. The couple have a son named Amit Thackeray and a daughter Urvashi Thackeray.
Caption: Raj Thackeray with his wife Sharmila Wagh (Source: Pinterest)
Raj Thackeray has not been in any kind of controversy or rumor. Also, he likes to keep a safe distance from them.
body measurements
The politician is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs around 75kg. Raj has black eyes and black colored hair. Other than that, there is no information about Raj’s other body measurements.
Caption: Body Measurements of Raj Thackeray (Source: IBTimes India)
Raj Thackeray – Social Media
Raj Thackeray is active on social platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. On Raj’s Instagram page, there are more than 183 thousand followers. Also, on Facebook he has more than 1 million followers. Again, on his Twitter page he has more than 1 million followers.
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