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Shiv Sena to support NDA's presidential pick Droupadi Murmu: Uddhav ThackerayThackeray said the Sena is announcing support to Murmu without any pressure
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Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. Credit: PTI Photo
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. Credit: PTI Photo

Shiv Sena will support NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, party president Uddhav Thackeray said on Tuesday.

Thackeray said the Sena is announcing support to Murmu without any pressure.

“Nobody pressured me in the meeting of Sena MPs,” he added.

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"Tribal leaders of my party told me that this was the first time that a tribal woman is getting the chance to become the President,” he said. “Actually, going by the present political atmosphere, I should not have backed her. But we are not narrow-minded,” he said.

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(Published 12 July 2022, 17:36 IST)