India, Jan. 23 -- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Friday remarked that the politics in the state had become a "marketplace of slaves" amid the tussle for various posts after the recent civic body polls.

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Addressing a program to mark the beginning of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray's birth centenary, Raj also read out his X post, saying sometimes one has to be flexible in politics

"Politics in Maharashtra has become a marketplace of slaves. What happened in Kalyan-Dombivli was disgusting. Where is it going?" Raj said.

Raj Thackeray added at the Shiv Sena (UBT) program at Shanmukhanand auditorium in Mumbai that he has already spoken to Uddhav Thackeray and Sanjay Raut abou...