Uddhav Thackeray Reappointed as Head of Bal Thackeray Memorial Trust

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The Maharashtra government has reconstituted the Balasaheb Thackeray National Memorial Public Trust, appointing Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray as its chairman. The trust oversees the construction of a memorial to Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray at the mayor's bungalow site in Mumbai's Dadar area. A government notification issued on Saturday appointed Uddhav Thackeray, along with four other members, to the trust. The members include his son Aaditya Thackeray, a former minister and MLA, as well as Subhash Desai, who has been appointed as secretary of the trust. Other members include MLA Parag Alvani and former legislator Shishir Shinde. The trust will also have five ex officio members, including the chief secretary of Maharashtra and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner. The tenure of the chairman and members Subhash Desai and Aaditya Thackeray will be for five years, while Alvani and Shinde will serve for three years. The public trust was originally established in 2016 with Uddhav Thackeray as chairman. He resigned in 2019 after the initial term of the trust members expired. Aaditya Thackeray later took over as chairman, but his five-year term ended on March 11, 2025, necessitating fresh appointments. The government has authorized Desai to register the changes in the trust's composition with the charity commissioner and the Co-operative Societies Registration Act.