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Anand Dighe (27 January 1951 – 26 August 2001), popularly known as Dharmaveer, was an Indian politician and social worker. He was a senior leader and Thane district unit chief of Shiv Sena. He mentored many young politicians from the Thane region including Naresh Mhaske, Rajan Vichare, Eknath Shinde and Ravindra Phatak.
Career
Dighe joined politics at young age. He became President of Shivsena's Thane Unit in 1984. Dighe was a grassroot leader with a large fan base. He was popularly known as Dharmaveer. He was considered a powerful muscleman in Thane. He would hold a daily Durbar at his Tembhi Naka residence to hear out/resolve issues faced by Thane citizens along with Shiv Sena party workers.
Dighe 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. The case continued until his death.
Death
Dighe was hospitalised in August 2001 after a car accident. He suffered from minor injuries on his leg. During his treatment, hospital management announced that Dighe died of a heart attack. His followers believed that he died because of medical negligence and as a result, his followers burned the Sunitadevi Singhania Hospital in Thane where he died. Few followers believed that he was killed due to his popularity. There are many conspiracy theories related to Anand Dighe's death.
Popular culture
Dharmaveer (Marathi biopic released in 2022) was based on Dighe's life. Prasad Oak played the role of Dighe in this biopic.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Gashmeer Mahajani
- Muhammad bin Tughluq
- Vikram Sarabhai
- Anand Dighe
- Eknath Shinde
- Dharmaveer
- Dharmaveer 2
- Shruti Marathe
- Shiv Sena (2022–present)
- Gashmeer Mahajani
- Rajan Vichare
- Vasant Davkhare
- Prasad Oak
