Bal Thackeray: Cartoonist, mascot of Marathi pride, fiery orator, kingmaker - NewsX

Look through the history books of Indian politics down the decades and you'll find Bal Thackeray slowly but surely asserting himself, mounting gradually into a force to reckon with and eventually pulling Maharashtra's political strings. Let's trace the man's multi-faceted personality.

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