Marmik, the cartoon weekly started by his father and Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray in 1960 taught Marathi people "self-respect" and evolved into a movement, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Friday.

Speaking at a virtual celebration of the 61st anniversary of Marmik, Thackeray said both he and the weekly are now in their new "avatar". "Marmik completed 61 years today and I completed 61 years last month...both of us have assumed new avatars," he said, in apparent reference to his becoming chief minister in 2019.