In a marathon four-part interview, the first installment of which was published in Friday's party mouthpiece Dopaharka Saamna, Thackeray also trained his guns on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and ruling establishments in New Delhi and in Maharashtra.

"Now she wants to make Rahul as the prime minister. Do they think the PM's post is like some chair in Bhendi Bazaar area?" Thackeray said, referring to south Mumbai's most congested wholesale-cum-retail multi-commodities market.