Regret siding with Shinde: Palghar MLA ‘threatens self-harm after ticket for polls denied

Palghar, 29/10: Upset over being denied ticket by his party, sitting Shiv Sena MLA from Maharashtra’s Palghar, Shrinivas Vanga, has said he committed a “grave mistake” of siding with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and joining his party..

After learning that he has been denied re-nomination by the party, a visibly upset Vanga told reporters on Monday, “I made a grave mistake by joining the Shinde-led faction.” He also described Shinde’s rival and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray as a “dev manus” (Godlike man).