Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray targets BJP over India-Pakistan cricket match in Asia Cup

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday (September 16, 2025) stated India enjoying a cricket match with Pakistan has uncovered the BJP’s “farce” of patriotism and harassed that the nation ought to have proven firmness by not taking part.

India received the Asia Cup match towards the standard rivals by seven wickets on Sunday (September 14, 2025) amid boycott calls on social media, with the BCCI drawing heavy criticism for agreeing to the engagement within the wake of the Pahalgam terror assault.

Mr. Thackeray additionally focused the Mahayuti authorities over its mounting debt burden of ₹9 lakh crore and referred to the launch of recent schemes regardless of the precarious monetary situation.

“BJP’s farce (of patriotism) has been uncovered. India ought to have proven firmness by not enjoying (the cricket match with Pakistan),” Mr. Thackeray instructed reporters.

The Sena (UBT) chief said that it’s now evident why India did not get help from international locations regardless of sending all-party delegations to a number of international locations after the Pahalgam terror assault.

“When we (India) said Pakistan was a perpetrator of terror, the world is going to ask you questions. Are you Pakistan’s enemy or friend? If you are their enemy, then snap all ties,” Mr. Thackeray stated.

The former Chief Minister slammed the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena for backing the BJP within the cricket match controversy. “They only love their chair and not the country”.

Targeting the state authorities over the mounting debt burden, he stated, “If you are taking loans for the benefit of contractors and undertaking construction of dams, bridges, and roads, then I will not call it development. It is necessary to focus on how to reduce the debt.” He additionally demanded fast aid to farmers hit by heavy rains.