Shridhar Madhav Patankar, the brother-in-law of Uddhav Thackeray whose title has now come up in an investigation by the Enforcement Directorate in a cash laundering case, is thought to avoid the limelight. However, residing near the Thackeray residence of Matoshree, the Patankars are recognized to wield clout throughout the household.
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On Tuesday, the ED stated it was provisionally attaching 11 residential flats of city-based Pushpak Bullion at an actual property venture developed by Shree Saibaba Grihanirmiti Pvt Ltd, an organization promoted by Patankar, who’s in his 50s. The ED is probing Pushpak Bullion for cash laundering for allegedly accepting demonetised foreign money of Rs 84.5 crore in opposition to 258 kg of gold between November and December 2016. The company claims Pushpak Bullion gave over Rs 30 crore from the proceeds to Shree Saibaba Grihanirmiti as unsecured loans.
Despite their affiliation with one of the crucial highly effective households in Maharashtra politics, the Patankars have all the time maintained a low profile. The household that belongs to Dombivli initially now lives near Matoshree, in Bandra (East).
Sena sources stated the Patankars have uncontrolled entry to the Thackeray residence and are an vital a part of the household. “Shridhar could be very soft-spoken. As a member of the Thackeray household, everybody respects him,” stated a Sena functionary, requesting anonymity.
The Patankars additionally fill the hole of an prolonged household for Uddhav. While Uddhav’s eldest brother Bindumadhav died in 1996, his relations are strained each along with his elder brother Jaidev and his cousin Raj Thackeray.
Apart from the Patankars, the CM can be near his spouse Rashmi’s youthful sister Swati’s household. Swati Sardesai’s son Varun, in truth, is the one member from Rashmi’s aspect of the household into politics. He is a secretary within the Yuva Sena, the Sena’s youth wing, led by Uddhav’s son and Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray.
Asked in regards to the ED cloud on his uncle Patankar, Aaditya stated Tuesday: “I used to be within the state legislature your entire day. It could be acceptable to remark solely after I’ve some data concerning it.”
Sena chief Eknath Shinde stated the case was one more occasion of the BJP-led Central authorities going after leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi. “The Shiv Sena is not afraid of such action.”
There has been no response from Patankar to date to the costs.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
