“There was never a need to call the Army in Mumbai. I am proud of the administration which rose to the challenge and set up jumbo field hospitals for treatment of coronavirus patients in the city.”

Indian politician

Uddhav Bal Thackeray is an Indian politician. He served as the 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2019 to 2022, and he has been a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council since 2020. He is also the president of Maha Vikas Aghadi and of Shiv Sena, and he led the party in various senior roles over many years. He was the leader of Shiv Sena from 2013 to 2022, its working president from 2003 to 2013, and the editor-in-chief of Saamana from 2006 to 2019. During his time as chief minister, he was ranked the most popular chief minister in a survey across 13 Indian states.