In a veiled swipe at Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said he delivered a "rudali" (professional mourner) like speech at the joint rally, reported news agency PTI.

He "thanked" MNS president Raj Thackeray for crediting him in reuniting the two Thackeray cousins.

Earlier in the day, the Thackeray cousins shared the public stage at a victory rally in Mumbai to celebrate the rollback of two GRs issued earlier by the government introducing Hindi as a third language from class 1 in state schools.