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''' Dharamveer Anand Chintamani Dighe''' was a senior [[Shiv Sena]] party leader and [[Thane district]] Unit chief of Shiv Sena party.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bal Thackeray Had Special Love and Affection for Thane|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/Bal-Thackeray-Had-Special-Love-and-Affection-for-Thane/781090|publisher=Outlook India|accessdate=18 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Anand Dighe dead, Sainiks set hospital on fire|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Anand-Dighe-dead-Sainiks-set-hospital-on-fire/articleshow/714071370.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.|accessdate=29 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Shiv Sena leaving no stone unturned to defeat former comrade|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/1999/sep/07bela.htm|publisher=Rediff|accessdate=18 August 2014}}</ref> | ''' Dharamveer Anand Chintamani Dighe''' was a senior [[Shiv Sena]] party leader and [[Thane district]] Unit chief of Shiv Sena party.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bal Thackeray Had Special Love and Affection for Thane|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/Bal-Thackeray-Had-Special-Love-and-Affection-for-Thane/781090|publisher=Outlook India|accessdate=18 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Anand Dighe dead, Sainiks set hospital on fire|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Anand-Dighe-dead-Sainiks-set-hospital-on-fire/articleshow/714071370.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.|accessdate=29 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Shiv Sena leaving no stone unturned to defeat former comrade|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/1999/sep/07bela.htm|publisher=Rediff|accessdate=18 August 2014}}</ref> | ||
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Anand Dighe | |
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| Born | January 27, 1951 |
| Died | August 26, 2001 (aged 50)[1] Thane |
| Occupation | Shiv Sena Leader |
| Website | http://www.ananddighe.com |
Dharamveer Anand Chintamani Dighe was a senior Shiv Sena party leader and Thane district Unit chief of Shiv Sena party.[2][3][4]
When he died of a heart attack in August 2001, his followers burned the Sunitadevi Singhania Hospital in Thane where he died.[3]
Dighe was considered a powerful muscleman in Thane.[5] He was accused in the murder of Shiv Sena party member Sridhar Khopkar, who had allegedly voted for Congress in 1989. Dighe was arrested under TADA and was out on bail.[5][6] The case continued until his death.[5]
Notable work/achievements[edit | edit source]
- He was also known as Dharmaveer.[7]
- He was a grassroots leader with a large fan base.[8]
- He used to hold a daily Durbar to hear out/resolve issues faced by Thane citizens along with Shiv Sena party workers from his Tembhi Naka residence.[9]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Anand Dighe dead, Sainiks set hospital on fire". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ "Bal Thackeray Had Special Love and Affection for Thane". Outlook India. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Anand Dighe dead, Sainiks set hospital on fire". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "Shiv Sena leaving no stone unturned to defeat former comrade". Rediff. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "The Mob's Fond Farewell". Outlook India. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ↑ "Sena faces uphill task in choosing Dighe's successor". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ "Shiv Sena MP flays party heads". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ "Dighe's b'day, a show of strength". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ Hansen, Thomas Blom (5 June 2018). Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-18862-1.