After the riots of 1992–93, he and his party took a Hindutva stance. In 1999, Thackeray was banned from voting and contesting in any election for six years on the recommendations of the Election Commission for indulging in seeking votes in the name of religion.

Is Sarkar based on Bal Thackeray?

Debutante Rajesh Shringarpore's character of Sanjay Somji in its sequel Sarkar Raj (2008) was also reportedly based on Raj Thackeray, the estranged nephew of political leader Bal Thackeray; thus furthering the general viewpoint that the series is based on Bal Thackeray and his family.

Is Bhau in Mumbai saga Bal Thackeray?

In one of the many blood-soaked scenes in Sanjay Gupta's latest gangster movie Mumbai Saga, which released in theatres on 19 March, gangster Amartya Rao (John Abraham) kills an industrialist called Khaitan (Sameer Soni) at the behest of his political overlord, Bhau (Mahesh Manjrekar), a Bal Thackeray-like character, ...