Updated On: 16 June, 2023 07:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Dharmendra Jore
After staying apart for two days following explosive advertisement, Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis share stage, say all is well

Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde share a light moment during the ‘Shasan Aaplya Daari’ (government at your doorstep) programme in Palghar on Thursday. Pic/CM’s team
In the wake of the one-upmanship the Shiv Sena was accused of, CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis swore by their long-lasting friendship on Thursday to bury the hatchet they denied ever existed. “Ye Fevicol ka jod hai, tutega nahin [it’s a bond that will never break],” Shinde declared at an official function in Palghar, in endorsement of Fadnavis’s earlier statement that their friendship and the Sena-BJP alliance wasn’t rickety to be broken easily by an advertisement or a statement made by someone.
Fadnavis was referring to the Shinde Sena`s media campaign that ranked him below the CM in popularity. Following the adverse reaction from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a revised campaign was published next day to appease the big ally.