After Election Commission recognised the Eknath Shinde-led faction as the “real” Shiv Sena, the website of Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena with domain name ‘shivsena.in’ has been deleted.
Meanwhile, the official Twitter profile name has also been changed to ‘ShivSena – Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray’. The Twitter account has also lost its ‘blue tick’, which indicates a verified account.
Though the Shiv Sena website cannot be accessed, the link is still mentioned on the Twitter profile page of Shiv Sena UBT.
It is yet to be seen if the Shinde faction challenges this social media takeover in court.
The Shinde-led Shiv Sena has already filed a caveat, demanding that it be heard before any order is passed on Thackeray’s plea. “We have done this because there is no one-sided decision and we must get a notice before hearing the matter,” said Shiv Sena secretary Kiran Pawaskar.
