Raj takes on Sena with new aviation union

Mumbai: In less than 24 hours after meeting his uncle Bal Thackeray, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray gave a severe jolt to senior cadres in the rival Shiv Sena by launching his own union in the aviation sector.
Called the Hawai Karmachari Sena (HAKSE), the union is expected to stage agitations in "typical MNS style'', said its newly-appointed president Nitin Sardesai. "Our union is already creating waves and several smaller airport unions are joining us. They believe in the power of Raj Thackeray in Mumbai and are frustrated by the other political parties,'' he said, hinting at the Shiv Sena.
On Monday, as Raj and Sardesai were to board a flight to Pune, the duo was given a rousing welcome at the airport which was milling with airport staffers shouting pro-MNS slogans and waving the party flags.
It was just a few days ago that the Shiv Sena had revamped its union and appointed its MP Bharatkumar Raut to head three unions and Vinayak Raut to head a slew of 30 units in premier aviation companies. But the Sena now faces stiff opposition from the MNS, which has already won on its side 20,000 lower-rung airport employees in less than a week.
25/11/08 Somit Sen/Times of India

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