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Fadnavis Slams Thackeray Brothers as 'Ghajinis' After Mumbai Anti-CEC March
- •Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis criticized Uddhav and Raj Thackeray's Mumbai protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, calling them "Ghajinis."
- •Fadnavis questioned the leaders' attempt to link the 2024 Maharashtra elections with Kumar's 2025 CEC appointment and the 2026 Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
- •The CM accused the Thackeray brothers of venting frustration over electoral rejection and attempting to regain lost ground, noting the low attendance at the march.
- •Uddhav and Raj Thackeray led a march demanding Kumar's removal, joined by Congress and NCP (SP) leaders, also objecting to the Election Commission's handling of the SIR exercise.
- •Fadnavis challenged the opposition's chronology, highlighting that Kumar became CEC in February 2025, after the November 2024 Maharashtra election, and the 2026 SIR cannot affect 2024 polls.
Key Questions Answered
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis compared Uddhav and Raj Thackeray to the film character Ghajinis because they suffered from short-term memory loss by illogically blaming the 2024 elections on the 2025 appointment of CEC Gyanesh Kumar and the 2026 Special Intensive Revision.
Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray led a protest march in Mumbai from Metro Cinema to the BMC headquarters to demand the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and to protest against the Election Commission's handling of the Special Intensive Revision.
According to the Election Commission's official profile, Gyanesh Kumar officially took charge as the Chief Election Commissioner on February 19, 2025, though he had previously served as an election commissioner since March 2024.
