MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena in the BMC has demanded that a full size statue of party supremo Bal Thackeray be erected in south Mumbai.

Standing Committee Chairman in the BMC, Yashodhar Phanse, in a letter which he kept before the BMC group leaders meeting on Friday has asked the Mumbai Mayor Snehal Ambekar to consider the proposal of setting up a statue of the party supremo.

“Several persons have contributed to make Mumbai a world class city and in that Balasaheb Thackeray is the pioneer. He saw to it that Mumbai received a unique identity of its own and has strived hard for it. Many persons who visit the city are always attracted by his persona,” Phanse has mentioned in his letter. The letter was forwarded from the group leaders meeting to the BMC commissioner’s office for his comments.