Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray died on Saturday(17.11.2012). He was 86. Thackeray died in his home on Saturday from cardio-respiratory arrest. Born on the 23rd of January 1926. Thackeray started his career as a cartoonist.
His daughters, political heir and executive president of Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray and filmmaker Jaidev. A widow, Meena 's wife Thackeray, and his eldest son Bindhumadhav died in 1996.