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Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Monday expressed his loyalty to Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray’s principle of “80 per cent social work and 20 per cent politics” in his career and pledged to continue working for the common man. Shinde’s remarks came after the Maharashtra assembly passed a unanimous resolution congratulating him for receiving the ’Adya Jagatguru Shri Sant Tukaram Maharaj Puraskar’, a prestigious award from the Warkari (devotees of Lord Vitthal) community, earlier this month.

While chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has sought an apology from Kamra for “insulting” his deputy, the opposition has come out in support of the comedian. However, Shinde has not commented on the matter so far.

Shinde said the award is for the people of Maharashtra and dedicated it to them.

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“In my 40-year-long career, I have followed Balasaheb Thackeray's principle of 80 per cent social work and 20 per cent politics and pledged to continue working for the common man,” the deputy chief minister said.

“It is due to the work I did as chief minister the state gave a landslide victory (to the Mahayuti comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP). We will continue to work for the people. Our responsibility has increased,” Shinde added.

He said that he considers himself a “common man.” “We have to make the common man in the state a superman and improve the people's lives,” he added.

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Kamra allegedly referred to Shinde as a “traitor” and performed a parody about him during a show at the Habitat Studio in Mumbai’s Khar area. The stand-up comedian allegedly used a modified version of a Hindi song from the film Dil Toh Pagal Hai to depict Shinde’s 2022 rebellion against Uddhav Thackeray.

(With Agency Inputs)