Anand Chintamani Dighe | |
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Thane Unit Chief of Shiv Sena | |
In office 1984 - 2001 | |
Preceded by | M.D. Joshi |
Succeeded by | Eknath Shinde |
Personal details | |
Born | Anand Chintamani Dighe 27 January 1951 Apta,Colaba,Bombay State,India |
Died | 26 August 2001 50) [1] Thane,Maharashtra,India | (aged
Citizenship | Indian |
Political party | Shiv Sena |
Occupation | Politician and social worker |
Nickname(s) | Dharmaveer Anand Dighe Saheb |
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. [2] [3] [4] He mentored many young politicians from the Thane region including Naresh Mhaske,Rajan Vichare,Eknath Shinde and Ravindra Phatak.
Dighe saheb joined politics at young age. He became President of Shivsena's Thane Unit in 1984. [5] Dighe was a grassroot leader with a large fan base. [6] He was popularly known as Dharmaveer. [7] He was considered a powerful muscleman in Thane. [8] 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. [9]
Dighe saheb 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. [8] [10] The case continued until his death. [8]
Dighe saheb was admitted in August 2001 after a car accident. He suffered from minor injuries on his leg. During his treatment,hospital management announced that Dighe saheb 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. [11] There are many conspiracy theories related to Anand Dighe's death. [3] [12] [13]
Dharmaveer biopic was based on Anand Dighe's life. In this biopic Anand Dighe's role is performed by actor Prasad Oak. [14]
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