Rosser Arun Shourie  · Ram Swarup Politics Government of India This box:  view   •   talk   •   edit Bal Keshav Thackeray ( Marathi : बाळ केशव ठाकरे) (born January 23 , 1926 ), popularly known as Balasaheb Thackeray, is the founder and chief of the Shiv Sena ,