{"id":6143,"date":"2026-06-21T20:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T15:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=6143"},"modified":"2026-06-21T22:17:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T16:47:49","slug":"there-is-only-one-shiv-sena-and-it-is-led-by-me-uddhav-thackeray-hits-back-at-amit-shah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=6143","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;There is only one Shiv Sena, and it is led by me&#8217;: Uddhav Thackeray hits back at Amit Shah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/there-is-only-one-shiv-sena-and-it-is-led-by-me-uddhav-thackeray-responds-to-amit-shah\/articleshow\/131892827.cms\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/photo\/131892827.cms\" \/><\/a>Uddhav Thackeray has declared his faction as the sole Shiv Sena, countering Union home minister Amit Shah&#8217;s statement. 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