The proposal or discussion for reconciliation between two estranged Thackeray cousins – Uddhav and Raj – will either be inked successfully or fizzle out, probably due to a rider put forward by Uddhav Thackeray.

Amid the language row that began after the state government approved the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, introducing Hindi as a mandatory third language for students from Class 1 to Class 5 in Marathi and English-medium schools, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, in one of his recent interviews, claimed that he was willing to set aside his differences with cousin Uddhav to safeguard the interests of Marathi and Maharashtra.