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Is Tejas Thackeray entering politics? Writes direct letter to Centre
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News18•15-10-2026, 09:44
Is Tejas Thackeray entering politics? Writes direct letter to Centre
- •Tejas Thackeray surprised many by joining his brother Aaditya Thackeray in a Gen Z protest near Shiv Sena Bhavan.
- •As the head of the Thackeray Wildlife Foundation, Tejas has written a direct letter to Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav.
- •The letter demands strict action against the international smuggling of the Borna Snakehead, a rare fish found only in West Bengal.
- •He has urged the central government to grant the fish the highest level of protection under the Wildlife Protection Act.
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Speculations arose after Tejas Thackeray joined his brother Aaditya Thackeray at a Gen Z protest near Shiv Sena Bhavan and subsequently wrote a direct letter to the central government regarding an environmental issue.
Tejas Thackeray is demanding strict protection against the smuggling and illegal poaching of the 'Borna Snakehead', an extremely rare fish discovered by his foundation in West Bengal's Chel river basin in 2025.
Tejas Thackeray and his foundation have demanded that the rare fish receive the highest protection under the 'Wildlife Protection Act', that critical parts of the Chel River be declared 'Protected Aquatic Zones', and that special patrol teams be deployed against smugglers.
