Urmila Matondkar begins her second innings in politics, joins Shiv Sena
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Urmila Matondkar begins her second innings in politics, joins Shiv Sena

Mumbai: Bollywood actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar, who had unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as a Congress candidate, was formally inducted into the Uddhav Thackery-led Shiv Sena on Tuesday.

Matondkar, (46), who had give up the Congress in September 2019 after almost six months in that celebration, joined the Shiv Sena in presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray at his residence Matoshri in suburban Bandra.

Soon after that, the previous Bollywood actor bowed with folded palms and paid her respects earlier than a wall-portrait of the founder-patriarch of Shiv Sena, the late Balasaheb Thackeray and his spouse Meenatai Thackeray, on the Thackeray residence, `Matoshri` in Bandra east.

The improvement got here after Matondkar remained in a ‘denial mode’ for about 14 months since she give up the Congress in September 2019, and even after she obtained a `ticket` from the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) to the Maharashtra Legislature`s higher home.

Urmila Matondkar: ‘Rangeela’ woman’s temporary political journey from Congress to Shiv Sena

In anticipation of her becoming a member of, the MVA final month (November 2020) advisable Matondkar`s title – together with 11 others of MVA – to Raj Bhavan for a coveted nomination to the Maharashtra Legislative Council from the quota of Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari.

Matondkar give up the Congress in a huff on September 10 final yr, alleging celebration infighting, post-defeat within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections by the hands of Bharatiya Janata Party`s Gopal Shetty in Mumbai North constituency.

Earlier, previous to the October 2019 Maharashtra Assembly polls, there was intense hypothesis that she would be a part of both the Shiv Sena, Sharad Pawar`s Nationalist Congress Party and even Raj Thackeray`s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, however she had scoffed it as rumours.

An outspoken particular person recognized for her daring stand on numerous points, a few months in the past, she and actress Kangana Ranaut have been engaged in a verbal scuffle after the latter made sure remarks concentrating on Matondkar on social media.

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