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{{short description|Indian politician}} | {{short description|Indian politician}} | ||
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{{Infobox Indian politician | {{Infobox Indian politician | ||
| name = Manohar Joshi | | name = Manohar Joshi | ||
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| image = Manohar Joshi1.jpg | |||
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1937|12|02|df=yes}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1937|12|02|df=yes}} | ||
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| term_start2 = 19 October 1999 | | term_start2 = 19 October 1999 | ||
| term_end2 = 9 May 2002 | | term_end2 = 9 May 2002 | ||
| office3 = [[Leader]] [[ Shivsena]] | | office3 = [[Leader]] [[Shivsena]] | ||
| term_start3 = 1966 | | term_start3 = 1966 | ||
| president3 = [[Bal Thackeray]](till 2012) | | president3 = [[Bal Thackeray]](till 2012) | ||
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| predecessor4 = [[Sharad Pawar]] | | predecessor4 = [[Sharad Pawar]] | ||
| successor4 = [[Narayan Rane]] | | successor4 = [[Narayan Rane]] | ||
| office5 = [[Leader of the opposition]]<br>[[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] | | office5 = [[Leader of the opposition]]<br/>[[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| term_start5 = 22 March 1990 | | term_start5 = 22 March 1990 | ||
| term_end5 = 12 December 1991 | | term_end5 = 12 December 1991 | ||
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| spouse = Anagha Joshi | | spouse = Anagha Joshi | ||
| children = 3 | | children = 3 | ||
| relatives = | | relatives = [[Sharvari Wagh]] (grand daughter) | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
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'''Manohar Gajanan Joshi''' (born 2 December 1937) is a prominent politician from the state of [[Maharashtra]]. He was the [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] from 1995 to 1999. He was [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]] from 2002 to 2004. He is one of the prominent leaders of the [[Shiv Sena]]. He is also second [[India]]n to be elected to all the four [[legislatures]]. | '''Manohar Gajanan Joshi''' (born 2 December 1937) is a prominent politician from the state of [[Maharashtra]]. He was the [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] from 1995 to 1999. He was [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]] from 2002 to 2004. He is one of the prominent leaders of the [[Shiv Sena]]. He is also second [[India]]n to be elected to all of the four [[legislatures]]. | ||
==Background and family== | ==Background and family== | ||
Joshi was born in | Joshi was born on 2 December 1937 in the [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-speaking [[Brahmin]] family of Gajanan Krishna Joshi and Saraswati Gajanan in Nandavi of [[Raigad district]] in [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="MemProf">{{cite web |title=Members Profile - Joshi, Shri Manohar |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=173&lastls=13 |website=loksabhaph.nic.in |access-date=18 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mumbai/balasaheb-thackeray-stood-behind-his-men-like-a-mountain/article1-960848.aspx |title=Balasaheb Thackeray stood behind his men like a mountain |first=Manohar |last=Joshi |work=Hindustan Times |date=18 November 2012 |access-date=3 August 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141109112125/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mumbai/balasaheb-thackeray-stood-behind-his-men-like-a-mountain/article1-960848.aspx |archive-date=9 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He received his [[Masters of Arts]] and [[LLB]] degrees from [[Mumbai University]]. He married Anagha Joshi on 14 May 1964, with whom has a son, Unmesh, and two daughters, Asmita and Namrata.<ref name="MemProf"/><ref>{{cite news |title=अनघा मनोहर जोशी यांचे अल्पशा आजाराने निधन |url=https://www.tv9marathi.com/politics/former-chief-minister-of-maharashtra-manohar-joshis-wife-anagha-manohar-joshi-dies-251328.html |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=TV9 Marathi |date=3 August 2020 |language=mr}}</ref> His granddaughter, [[Sharvari Wagh]], made her debut as an actress with the 2021 film ''[[Bunty Aur Babli 2]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Did you know Bunty Aur Babli actress is Manohar Joshi's granddaughter? |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/did-you-know-this-debutante-is-former-cm-manohar-joshis-granddaughter-22295171 |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=Mid Day |date=19 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
== Formation of Kohinoor == | == Formation of Kohinoor == | ||
After MA in law he joined | After MA in law he joined [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]] (BMC) as an officer, but later started the Kohinoor technical/vocational training institute with the idea of an institute for semi–skilled youths to offer training as electrician, plumber, TV/radio/scooter repairman, photography. Eventually, he started multiple branches of Kohinoor in Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, etc., and later he made an entry in construction and another capital-oriented business. | ||
Manohar Joshi also founded the Kohinoor Business School & [[Kohinoor-IMI School of Hospitality Management]] in [[Khandala]], Maharashtra. Later on took Chancellorship of Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth. | Manohar Joshi also founded the Kohinoor Business School & [[Kohinoor-IMI School of Hospitality Management]] in [[Khandala]], Maharashtra. Later on he took Chancellorship of Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth. | ||
== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
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=== Controversy and resignation === | === Controversy and resignation === | ||
Joshi and [[Bal Thackeray]] were explicitly named for inciting the Shivsainiks | Joshi and [[Bal Thackeray]] were explicitly named for inciting the Shivsainiks to violence against Muslims during the 1992–1993 riots in an inquiry ordered by the [[government of India]], the Srikrishna Commission Report. However, Joshi, then a part of the BJP-Sena government called the report "anti-Hindu, pro-Muslim and biased" and refused to adopt the commission's recommendations.<ref name="fln">{{cite web|url = http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl1517/15170200.htm|title = The Shiv Sena indicted|publisher = Frontlineonnet.com|access-date = 14 June 2013|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130328163323/http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl1517/15170200.htm|archive-date = 28 March 2013|quote=The Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party Government in Maharashtra has rejected the core of the report, which was presented before the two Houses of the legislature on August 6 along with a memorandum of action to be taken thereon. The Action Taken Report (ATR), seeks to establish that the report is one-sided. Going further, Chief Minister Manohar Joshi termed the report "anti-Hindu, pro-Muslim and biased." }}</ref><ref name="narula99">{{cite book|title=Broken People: Caste Violence Against India's "untouchables"|author=Smita Narula|publisher=Human Rights Watch|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kd28Ay09adgC&pg=PA124|year=1999|isbn=1564322289|quote=The reports findings were presented to the government of Maharashtra on February 16, 1998, more than five years after the riots took place. The report determined that the riots were the result of a deliberate and systematic effort to incite violence against Muslims and singled out Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray and Chief Minister Manohar Joshi as responsible. The Shiv Sena-BJP government, however, refused to adopt the commission's recommendations and instead labeled the report anti-Hindu.}}</ref> | ||
As Chief Minister, he had permitted the release of a plot of land in Pune, reserved for a school, to a builder with ties to his son-in-law, Girish Vyas.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hand over Sundew Apartment or let PMC raze it: SC to Vyas Construction - Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/hand-over-sundew-apartment-or-let-pmc-raze-it-sc-to-vyas-construction/859155/0 |access-date=27 September 2020 |work=Indian Express |date=13 October 2011}}</ref> A housing complex, named Sundew, was built on that land by Vyas in 1998. Sustained legal efforts by [[Vijay Kumbhar]], an RTI activist from Pune,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/victory-for-rti-activist-in-battle-against-former-cm-s-son-in-law-138595|title=Victory for RTI activist in battle against former CM's son-in-law|date=13 October 2011|website=mid-day}}</ref> led to Joshi's resignation in January 2009. In March 2009, [[Bombay High Court]] passed a verdict calling the housing complex illegal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/pune-land-controversy-back-to-haunt-shiv-sena/story-WGlNJUfXfe5lgFLcnzKNbP.html|title=Pune land controversy back to haunt Shiv Sena|date=13 October 2011|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> The [[Supreme Court of India]] upheld the verdict in 2011 and fined Joshi Rs 15,000. Following its order, the building is now being used for a school.<ref>{{cite news |title=Civic body starts school at Sundew apartments |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Civic-body-starts-school-at-Sundew-apartments/articleshow/23325823.cms |access-date=8 September 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=1 October 2013}}</ref> | As Chief Minister, he had permitted the release of a plot of land in Pune, reserved for a school, to a builder with ties to his son-in-law, Girish Vyas.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hand over Sundew Apartment or let PMC raze it: SC to Vyas Construction - Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/hand-over-sundew-apartment-or-let-pmc-raze-it-sc-to-vyas-construction/859155/0 |access-date=27 September 2020 |work=Indian Express |date=13 October 2011}}</ref> A housing complex, named Sundew, was built on that land by Vyas in 1998. Sustained legal efforts by [[Vijay Kumbhar]], an RTI activist from Pune,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/victory-for-rti-activist-in-battle-against-former-cm-s-son-in-law-138595|title=Victory for RTI activist in battle against former CM's son-in-law|date=13 October 2011|website=mid-day}}</ref> led to Joshi's resignation in January 2009. In March 2009, [[Bombay High Court]] passed a verdict calling the housing complex illegal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/pune-land-controversy-back-to-haunt-shiv-sena/story-WGlNJUfXfe5lgFLcnzKNbP.html|title=Pune land controversy back to haunt Shiv Sena|date=13 October 2011|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> The [[Supreme Court of India]] upheld the verdict in 2011 and fined Joshi Rs 15,000. Following its order, the building is now being used for a school.<ref>{{cite news |title=Civic body starts school at Sundew apartments |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Civic-body-starts-school-at-Sundew-apartments/articleshow/23325823.cms |access-date=8 September 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=1 October 2013}}</ref> | ||
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He was promoted to the Lok Sabha when he won from Central Mumbai in the 1999 General Elections. He was the Speaker of the [[Lok Sabha]] from 2002 to 2004 during the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) administration. | He was promoted to the Lok Sabha when he won from Central Mumbai in the 1999 General Elections. He was the Speaker of the [[Lok Sabha]] from 2002 to 2004 during the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) administration. | ||
He was elected for a six-year term to the Rajya Sabha on 20 March 2006 | He was elected for a six-year term to the Rajya Sabha on 20 March 2006<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060321/main3.htm |title=Arjun, Bhardwaj, Shinde elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha |work=Tribuneindia.com |date=20 March 2006 |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref> after being defeated in the previous Lok Sabha election from the Central Mumbai constituency. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||