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Rahul Thackeray, grandson of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, has justified his mother Smita Thackeray's interest in switching sides from the party to join the Congress party. Smita Thackeray has reportedly expressed willingness to join the Congress party, and she had also showered praises on party President Sonia Gandhi and General Secretary Rahul Gandhi. "She also has expressed certain views towards joining politics. Her views have been basically mentioned within the Sena. She does not receive a proper response from the Sena, so she has kept herself open to other options," Rahul Thackeray said. Rahul also said that her mother has all the respect for the Shiv Sena supremo. Meanwhile, the state unit of Congress has welcomed Smita's interest in joining Congress, but said that the party is yet to receive any formal request from her side. "She has to take an initiation. A request should come from her side stating her interest to join Congress. If we receive any appl...

Rahul Thackeray Mommy's boy: After graduating from the Toronto Film School, Rahul Thackeray is starting off a course at the Keon International Film Academy. The KIFA has been designed by film producer and director Rick Bennet. Smita Thackeray launched the KIFA website at the JW Marriott.

Smita Thackarey and Madhur Bhandarkar were chief guests at the launch of hair stylist Shiva's new salon called Shiva's Stylo at Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri. Smita came with her son Rahul (Grandson of Balasaheb Thackeray), they sat for the inauguration pooja and prayed for the success of the new venture. Rahul is the son of Balasaheb Thackrey's second son Jaidev. Smita Thackarey Married Jaidev in 1987. She is estranged from him since the mid-'90s. Smita says "My husband was attracted to other women and left me with my children. I found our future very bleak and in a time of distress my father-in-law supported me and asked me to stay back." Jaidev left home some years ago but Smita lives on the first floor of Matoshree, Balasaheb on the second. Smita produced several Hindi Films in the late 1990's one of which was David Dhawan directed Haseena Maan Jaayegi is a 1999 starring Govinda, Sanjay Dutt, Karishma Kapoor and Pooja Batra