Maharashtra BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Thursday met new Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and thanked him for replacing him as a “mafia CM”, a reference to his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray. Thackeray, who is also the Shiv Sena president, resigned as chief minister late last month following a rebellion in his party’s legislature party led by Shinde.
“Met @NeilSomaiya along with ‘rickshawwala’ CM @mieknathshinde at Mantralaya today, conveyed his best wishes & thanked him for taking the place of mafia CM,” Somaiya tweeted.
‘Rickshawala’ meets CM @mieknathshinde Also today in the ministry @NeilSomaiya Expressed best wishes and thanked him for changing Mafia CM @BJP4India @BJP4Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/9qDRd6j3tZ
— Kirit Somaiya (@kirit somaiya) 7 July 2022
The former Lok Sabha MP from Mumbai met Shinde at Mantralaya (State Secretariat) in south Mumbai, when Shinde officially assumed his new post. His government is getting the support of BJP.
Before venturing into politics, Shinde worked as an auto-rickshaw driver in Thane for some time.
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