Smita Thackeray to join Congress Party, Jaidev Thackeray

Smita Thackeray, the  48-year old daughter-in-law of  Shivsena Chief Balasaheb Thackeray has suddenly  announced her decision to join the Congress party. ( Watch Video )

`I have become a big admirer of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and want to be part of the good work being done by them for the country,” she said a leading tabloid on friday.

The reasons given by Smita for the sudden decision to join the enemy camp  are two. first she  feels the Shiv Sena is being unfair to Maharashtrians with its  & two, she was being systematically sidelined by powerful elements in the Thackeray family.

`I was promised a berth in the Rajya Sabha, but I was shocked when I learnt that my seat had been given to journalist Bharat Kumar Raut. In the assembly election too, I was promised a ticket, but it was denied to me for no apparent reason. One of my articles was published in the Sena mouthpiece, Saamna. But when I took the second article to Balasaheb, who is the editor, he refused to publish it. I got the message that I was not wanted any more, and tore up the article on the spot. It is painful to politically dissociate myself from the Sena, but I have no choice,” she said.

“I cannot stand the suffocation any more and have decided to join the Congress, which has a national and global vision. I now feel most comfortable with the Congress ideology.” praising the congress