Anand Dighe

Dharamveer Anand Chintamani Dighe was a senior Shiv Sena party leader and Thane district Unit chief of Shiv Sena party.[2][3][4]

Anand Dighe
BornJanuary 27, 1951
DiedAugust 26, 2001(2001-08-26) (aged 50)[1]
Thane
OccupationShiv Sena Leader
Websitehttp://www.ananddighe.com

When he died of a heart attack in August 2001, his followers burned the Sunitadevi Singhania Hospital in Thane where he died.[3]

Dighe was considered a powerful muscleman in Thane.[5] He was accused in the murder of Shiv Sena party member Sridhar Khopkar, who had allegedly voted for Congress in 1989. Dighe was arrested under TADA and was out on bail.[5][6] The case continued until his death.[5]

Notable work/achievements
  1. He was also known as Dharmaveer.[7]
  2. He was a grassroots leader with a large fan base.[8]
  3. He used to hold a daily Durbar to hear out/resolve issues faced by Thane citizens along with Shiv Sena party workers from his Tembhi Naka residence.[9]

References
  1. "Anand Dighe dead, Sainiks set hospital on fire". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  2. "Bal Thackeray Had Special Love and Affection for Thane". Outlook India. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. "Anand Dighe dead, Sainiks set hospital on fire". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. "Shiv Sena leaving no stone unturned to defeat former comrade". Rediff. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  5. "The Mob's Fond Farewell". Outlook India. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  6. "Sena faces uphill task in choosing Dighe's successor". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  7. "Shiv Sena MP flays party heads". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  8. "Dighe's b'day, a show of strength". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  9. Hansen, Thomas Blom (5 June 2018). Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-18862-1.
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