Further , the riots appeared to solidify the image of Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray , who scathingly criticised the judiciary .
Above all , they appeared to compromise the much - vaunted image of the city as cosmopolitan , secular and tolerant .
The riots appeared to solidify the image of Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray , who scathingly criticised the judiciary .
Above all , they appeared to compromise the much - vaunted image of the city as cosmopolitan , secular and tolerant .