Updated On: 05 May, 2023 07:53 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar
A Gujarati event for MNS general secretary’s birthday in Borivli indicates that Raj Thackeray’s party seems to have softened its stance on the community

MNS chief Raj Thackeray with Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis in October 2022. File pic/Ashish Rane
Aware that the Gujarati ‘bhai’ could swing the polls in Mumbai, the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has suddenly ditched its anti-community stance and is even trying to woo its members.
Hoardings and posters have surfaced in Borivli and social media platforms, announcing the celebration of MNS general secretary Nayan Kadam’s birthday on May 7. A grand Gujarati dayro (a folk music programme) has been organised in Borivli East by Jagdish Shah and Chirag Joshi. While Shah is the office-bearer of MNS’s legal cell, Joshi is said to be a close friend of Kadam.