About Raj Thackeray

Raj Thackeray is the founder and president of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (Maharashtra Renaissance Army), which is a regional party in the state of Maharashtra in India. He is the nephew of former Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, and cousin of current Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. He was born on June 14, 1968 in a Marathi Kayastha (CKP) family to Shrikant Prabhodankar Thackeray and Kunda Thackeray, Shrikant Thackeray was the younger brother of Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray and his mother Kunda Thackeray is the younger sister of Balasaheb Thackeray's wife Meena Thackeray. His father Shrikant Thackeray was a musician, cartoonist and was also well versed in the language of Urdu. He also made a couple of Marathi films.   He is married to Sharmila, daughter of famous Marathi theater/films actor, producer-director Mohan Wagh. He did his schooling from Bal Mohan Vidya