PM Modi’s ‘nakli santaan’ slur at me insult to Balasaheb: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray

NASHIK: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday took exception to PM Narendra Modi using the words “nakli santaan” (not the true heir) at a rally addressing in Telangana, reports Tushar Pawar.
“I take strong objection to the PM’s words. It is humiliating not just for me, but also for my mother and father. It is an insult to Balasaheb (Thackeray),” Uddhav added.
PM Modi, referring to Sam Pitroda’s controversial remarks on people from different parts of India, had said on Wednesday: “I want to ask these nakli santaans of Balasaheb Thackeray...Remember Balasaheb Thackeray?... I want to ask these nakli santaans, and I would like to ask their mentor, a senior leader, these people (Pitroda) have said people from western India look like Arabs. Do the people of Maharashtra accept such language?”
Addressing an election rally in Shirdi, Uddhav said he failed to understand what prompted the PM to refer to him and his father during a campaign rally in Telangana. “You (Modi) are in Telangana. I am contesting against you (Modi) in Maharashtra. Everywhere, you see only Uddhav Thackeray,” he said.
Uddhav said PM Modi had no right to talk about the Shiv Sena founder. “What right does he (Modi) have to refer to my father as Balasaheb? If you have to utter his name, say it after calling him ‘Hindu Hriday Samrat’. If you (Modi) do not know how to pronounce ‘Hindu Hriday Samrat’, take coaching from us. People of Maharashtra will teach you how to say it,” Uddhav further said.
‘What right does he (Modi) have to refer to my father as Balasaheb? If you have to utter his name, say it after calling him Hindu Hriday Samrat,’ Uddhav said.