Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis derided Uddhav Thackeray's speech at a joint rally as a 'rudali' act, not a victory celebration. Fadnavis criticised Uddhav for focusing on his government's fall rather than the language issue. He also took dig at Raj Thackeray, who had humorously credited Fadnavis for uniting him and Uddhav on stage. The rally celebrated the rollback of Hindi as a third language in schools.
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