Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, contesting his first election for a constitutional post, has declared that he and his family have assets worth Rs 143.26 crore, including movable and immovable property, but he doesn’t own a car.
He has put liabilities at Rs 15.50 crore, including loans. In his maiden election affidavit submitted before the committee of India on Monday, Thackeray has revealed details of his financial assets and sources of income.
His wife Rashmi Thackeray, who is additionally editor of Shiv Sena party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, is earning her income from various businesses, consistent with the affidavit.
The other key revelation within the affidavit is that Uddhav Thackeray doesn’t own a car.
There are 23 police complaints against him of which 14 are for either publication of “defamatory” content or cartoons in ‘Saamana’ also as its sister concern ‘Dupahar Ka Saamana’, a Hindi newspaper.
He has not mentioned both his sons as dependents on him; hence their assets and liabilities aren’t reflected within the affidavit.
His elder son Aaditya Thackeray is his cabinet colleague and holds the portfolio of environment.
The Thackeray family has movable assets of Rs 61,89,57,443 and Rs 81,37,17,320 worth of immovable assets, as per the affidavit.
The liabilities stood at Rs 15,50,36,733.
As per his affidavit, the private assets of Uddhav Thackeray are worth Rs 76.59 crore, out of which Rs 52.44 crore are immovable and Rs 24.14 crore movable.
His wife has property worth Rs 65.09 crore, out of which Rs 28.92 crore is immovable and Rs 36.16 crore movable.
Through Hindu Undivided Family, the chief minister has Rs 1.58 crore movable assets.
The CM, who has loan worth Rs 4.06 crore, listed salary, interest, dividend and financial gain as his sources of income.