November 17, 2012 8:54 PM

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Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray passes away; Prez, PM & several leaders condole

The Shiv Sena urged people to maintain peace and stay calm after the death of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, who breathed his last at 3.30 pm on Saturday. Speaking to media persons in Mumbai Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut said that Thackeray's body would be kept for 'darshan' at Shivaji Park ground in central Mumbai on Sunday. He also asked party workers to not gather at Matoshree – Bal Thackeray's residence in Bandra Mumbai. Shops in several areas shut down as the news of Thackeray's death spread. People were stranded in several areas as many taxis and auto rickshaws also went off road. The security has been stepped up in Mumbai in the wake of Thackeray's death. Mumbai police said that over 20,000 police personnel had been deployed across the Maharashtra capital to avoid any law-and-order problem. Maharashtra has been put on high alert for the next 24 hours. Meanwhile, the weekly megablock on Central and Western railway is also cancelled.

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