Taunted as auto driver, rebellion earns top job

Eknath Shinde took up a variety of small-time jobs after his schooling from a local Thane school to support his parents and three siblings. He drove autorickshaws and tempos and also worked in private firms. After his rebellion last week, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena derisively referred to his background as a rickshaw-driver and taunted him, asking if BJP would give him the top job in the state.

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