Edited sentence: He also famously stated "The Shivsena is not for power,The Power is for the Shivsena".He also supported Pratibha Patil of congress for Presidentship as she was a Maharashtrian.He always gave straight forward replies to journalists and some of his notable quotes were "Dont abuse me I am not a politician, I am a political cartoonist".He always took pride in religion and taught everyone to take pride in ones religion.He espoused the cause of Self-respect of oneself and that became the turning point of politics not only in Maharashtra.He famously said that if Sharad Pawar, his staunch opponent became a prime minister he would support him too as he was a Maharashtrian.He was a gifted orator and enthralled the audience with his speeches and interviews.He was also known for his nationalist views and he advocated strict punishment against enemies of the state and terrorists.He was an awe inspiring and a larger than life figure across Maharashtra and respected by all political personalities even though they were his opponents.He was instrumental in getting some hardline terrorists hanged by the government.He was very attached to the cause of Marathi Manoos and always supported everyone whoomsoever it may be if he was a Marathi speaking or a native Maharashtrian.His annual Dussehra rallies held at Shivaji Park(Shivteerth) in Dadar were a big hit with people across Maharashtra and lakhs of people attended it every year.His ideology is respected across Maharashtra and India for its strong and Pro India views