Claim: Old picture of Bal Thackeray with Eknath Shinde.
Fact-check: An old picture of Bal Thackeray and Anand Dighe is shared as that of Bal Thackeray with Eknath Shinde - FACTLY
Verdict: this is an old picture of bal thackeray applying tilak to anand dighe. anand dighe was a leader of shiv sena who reportedly mentored eknath shinde. he was a prominent leader in thane, maharashtra; he died at the age of 50 after suffering from a heart attack. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Abhishek Mandadi
Date published: 2022-07-01T13:02:52