Published 12:17 IST, April 5th 2020

'Uddhav Thackeray has been a revelation'; Omar Abdullah lauds Maharashtra CM

Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah on Sunday took to Twitter and commended Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray.

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Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah on Sunday took to Twitter and commended Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray. Omar Abdullah lauded  efforts taken by Thackeray amid Coronavirus pandemic. Uddhav Thackeray has been addressing  issues in Maharashtra where coronavirus cases have seen a massive surge.

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Omar Abdullah on Uddhav Thackeray handling COVID-19 crisis

In his Twitter post, Omar Abdullah termed Shiv Sena supremo's leadership during ongoing pandemic a 'revelation'. 

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However, Omar Abdullah is t only one who has appreciated Uddhav Thackeray. Earlier on Saturday, lyricist, and writer Javed Akhtar too hailed Thackeray and remarked him for handling situation. 

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Maharashtra under lockdown

On March 14, Uddhav Thackeray-led government invoked Epidemic Diseases Act declaring Coronavirus as an epidemic - declaring all gyms, swimming pools, malls, atres, pubs shut in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, Pimpri-Chinchwad till March 31 amid rising cases of Coronavirus. With railways shutting down its services on March 22 marking 'Janta Curfew', Maharashtra government extended a state-wide curfew, stopping all transport services across districts. After PM Modi anuncing a 21-day lockdown, Maharashtra too enforced same as state recorded highest number of cases at 423 cases, with 19 deaths.

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12:17 IST, April 5th 2020