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Satish Salian Serves INR500 Crore Defamation Notice on Aaditya

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 10:26 AM UTC · How we work

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Satish Salian Serves Notice

Satish Salian served a INR500 crore defamation notice on Aaditya Thackeray.
The notice demands an unconditional public apology within seven days and INR500 crore compensation.
Aaditya Thackeray’s lawyers Rahul Diwate and Anil Jadhav accepted the notice on his behalf.
Salian also served a similar defamation notice on former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.
The CBI filed an FIR on September 14, 2026 naming several people, including Aaditya Thackeray.

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Shiv Sena Threatens Entry

Security forces tightened at Matoshree as Satish Salian arrived to serve a defamation notice.
Shiv Sena workers assembled outside, warning they would confront anyone attempting forced entry.
Police sealed the bungalow gates and deployed extra personnel to avert any untoward incident.
Senior leader Sanjay Raut alleged Salian was being manipulated as a puppet in the campaign.
Uddhav Thackeray cautioned that continued character-assassination attempts would trigger legal action.

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Historical Context

In 1995, the Shiv Sena–BJP coalition won Maharashtra’s state election, thrusting Balasaheb Thackeray’s party into power. The alliance captured 96 of 288 assembly seats—54 for Shiv Sena and 42 for BJP—installing Manohar Joshi as chief minister. Today, Satish Salian’s INR500 crore defamation notices to Aaditya Thackeray, Sanjay Raut and Uddhav Thackeray mirror that era’s tactic of using lawsuits to silence opponents. The 1995 precedent suggests escalating legal battles could reshape Maharashtra’s political landscape and impose multi-crore financial burdens on rivals.

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Satish Salian Serves Notice

Satish Salian served a INR500 crore defamation notice on Aaditya Thackeray.
The notice demands an unconditional public apology within seven days and INR500 crore compensation.
Aaditya Thackeray’s lawyers Rahul Diwate and Anil Jadhav accepted the notice on his behalf.
Salian also served a similar defamation notice on former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.
The CBI filed an FIR on September 14, 2026 naming several people, including Aaditya Thackeray.

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