Balasaheb Thackeray's health stable: Uddhav

Late last night, Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray reassured the Shiv Sainiks that  his father's health was improving and stable.  He urged his partymen to pray for their leader's health

"Balasaheb is responding to medical treatment," Uddhav had said.

The Sena said  its 86-year-old chief was much better and was responding to medication. Senior Sena leader Subhash Desai said Mr Thackeray’s health was “stable” and “improving”. A team of doctors  from Lilavati Hospital is at Matoshree and is constantly monitoring the Sena chief’s health.

Estranged nephew and MNS chief Raj Thackeray is living in Matoshreee for the past week beacuse of Balsaheb's health.It will be seen if Bal thackeray's health can bring Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray together .

But  Sena and MNS functionaries are hoping that the warring cousins will join hands.

BJP leader Gopinath Munde and NCP chief Sharad Pawar and actor Nana Patekar visited Matoshree on Thursday morning after Thackeray’s health condition deteriorated.

Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan and Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and other prominent persons from the field of politics, cinema and industry visited the Thackeray residence 'Matoshree' to enquire about the Sena supremo's health.

Mumbai police stepped up security outside 'Matoshree',there is heavy presence  police and rapid action force outside 'Matoshree' and other parts of Mumbai, and even the Union Home Ministry has provided additional security forces to Maharashtra to assist the local administration in maintaining law and order in the wake of critical health condition of Thackeray.