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Raj Shrikant Thackeray (Swar-raj Shrikant Thackeray) () (born 14 June 1968) is the founder and president of the right-wing Marathi ethnocentric regional political party, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena ("Maharashtra Reformation Army") in the state of Maharashtra, India. He is the nephew of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, and a cousin of the current Shiv Sena Executive President Uddhav Thackeray.

Personal life

Raj Thackeray was born on 14 June 1968. His official name is Swar-raj (स्वर-राज)Thackeray. His father, Shrikant Thackeray was the younger brother of Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray, and his mother, Kunda Thackeray is the younger sister of Balasaheb Thackeray's wife Meena Thackeray.Raj is married to Sharmila, daughter of the Marathi actor, producer and director Mohan Wagh. They have a son named Amit and a daughter named Urvashi.

Raj Thackeray was schooled at Bal Mohan Vidya Mandir School in the Central Mumbai suburb of Dadar, and graduated from the Sir J.J. College of Art.

Raj is a painter and a cartoonist. Raj operates an infrastructure development company – Matoshree Builders – which operates in Mumbai and its suburbs.

Like his cousin Uddhav Thackeray Raj is also an avid photographer.He has published a photo-biography on his uncle titled 'Bal Keshav...
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