Raj Thackeray Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Controversies, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Raj Shrikant Thackeray but born as Swararaj Shrikant Thackeray
Nickname	Not Known
Profession	Indian Politician and Illustrator
Political Party	Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)
Political Journey	• Raj Thackeray had been in his Uncle's Party, Shiv Sena until January 2006. • On 9 March 2006 in Mumbai, Thackeray founded a new party named "Maharashtra Navnirman Sena".
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 75 kg in Pounds- 165 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	14 June 1968 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024)	56 Years
Birth Place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra
School	Bal Mohan Vidya Mandir School, Dadar, Mumbai
College	Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy School of Art, University of Mumbai
Educational Qualifications	Not Known
Debut	2006
Family	Father- Shrikant Thackeray Mother- Kunda Thackeray Brother- N/A Sister- N/A Uncle- Bal Thackeray Cousins- Uddhav Thackeray, Jaidev Thackeray, Bindumadhav Thackeray
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP)
Hobbies	Playing Musical Instruments and Writing Blogs
Major Controversies	• In early 2008, Raj Thackeray led a violent movement in Maharashtra against the dominance of North Indians(especially against UP and Bihar). • His party along with Shiv Sena banned Australian cricketers participating in IPL 3 from playing in Mumbai as a protest against the attacks on Indian students in Australia. • In September 2008, MNS workers started blackening English signboards to enforce Marathi signboards to be used. • In 2008, Raj Thackeray threatened to ban all Bachchan films unless Jaya apologized (Jaya said that we are the people of UP so we will speak Hindi, not Marathi) in a public forum for hurting Maharashtrians. MNS workers started to attack theaters featuring films affiliated to her.It was only after Amitabh apologized for it. • On 2 October 2009, MNS workers disrupted the screening of the film Wake Up Sid on its release in a few Pune and Mumbai theaters after Thackeray objected to references in the movie to "Bombay" rather than "Mumbai". Mumbai was referred to as "Bombay" in many scenes.
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife	Sharmila Thackeray
Children	Son- Amit Thackeray Daughter- Urvashi Thackeray
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	50 Crore INR

Some Lesser Known Facts About Raj Thackeray

• Does Raj Thackeray smoke?: Not Known

• Does Raj Thackeray drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Raj Thackeray is the son of  Shrikant Thackeray, younger brother of Bal Thackeray. His Mother Kunda Thackeray also is the younger sister of Bal Thackeray’s wife Meena Thackeray.

• As a child, he learned the tabla, the guitar, and the violin.

• He also contributed cartoons to Marmik, the weekly magazine of Bal Thackeray.                                                         

• After resigning from Shiv Sena in 2006, Thackeray stated that he does not want to have hostilities with his uncle who “was, is and always will be (his) mentor”.

• Raj Thackeray praises Narendra Modi and his work in Gujrat.                                                                                           

• Raj Thackeray always remains in controversies for his activities. Once Raj labeled Chhath Puja, a festival popular in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand calling it a “drama” and a “show of numerical strength”. He stated that the Chhath Puja was a political gimmick by some parties to attract the north Indian vote.

• His wife Sharmila Wagh is a daughter of Marathi Cinema Photographer, producer-director Mohan Wagh.