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Untitled Carousel Amit Thackeray enters full-fledged politics, mother Sharmila gets emotional Amit's entry into politics was announced by former MLA and senior leader Bala Nandgakar during the party's Maha Adhiveshan at Nesco ground in Goregaon.

Ready for a makeover? saffron caps replace MNS multi-colour flag 00:36

Leaning more towards Hindutva, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena () chiefon Thursday unveiled the party's new flag invoking Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's glorious regime.The new saffron flag with Shivaji Maharaj's Raj Mudra was launched at the party's first Maha Adhiveshan at Nesco Centre in Goregaon.Interestingly, the launch coincides with the birth anniversary of Balasaheb Thackeray, his uncle and founder of the Shiv Sena which is now being ruled by his cousin and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.Thackeray began the party seminar, which will be held in three sessions, by paying tribute to late Balasaheb Thackeray and garlanding a picture of Veer Savarkar along with B R Ambedkar, Probodhankar Thackeray, and Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.The MNS chief will also be addressing the conference in the evening.The party has suffered back-to-back humiliating defeats, including the recently held Maharashtra assembly election, where the party could win only one seat in Kalyan.With the new saffron flag, the MNS is all set to bring a new twist in Maharashtra politics, with several party leaders believing that it will boost the morale of party workers after recent debacles.Raj Thackeray had launched his party in 2006, with a party flag that included saffron, blue and green colours to show that his party would stand for the welfare of Hindus, Dalits and Muslims and push for the navnirman of Maharashtra