Shivsena Supremo Bal Thackeray passes away

Mumbai : Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray, who was critically ill for the past few days, passed away at his residence ‘Matoshree’ in suburban Bandra on Saturday. He was 86. “He had suffered a cardiac arrest. We could not revive him despite our best efforts. He breathed his last at around 3:30 pm,” Dr Jalil Parkar, who treated the Sena chief, told reporters after emerging from Mr. Thackeray residence this evening. Mr. Thackeray had been suffering from respiratory problems and pancreatic disease. 

He is survived by sons Jaidev and Uddhav, who is the Executive president of the party. Senior party leaders and Bal Thackeray’s nephew Raj Thackeray along with family members and other political leaders rushed to ‘Matoshree.’ Meanwhile, security has been stepped up in the metropolis in the wake of Mr. Thackeray’s death. The police also made the mediapersons move to a distance from Matoshree.