"We are competent to tackle the case. You should not worry," Thackeray said after Raj threatened not to allow officials and people's representatives from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to enter Mumbai if the committee summons Thackeray in a breach of privilege case.

"The MNS people are now worrying about my age and health. But health is the same as it was when Raj left the Sena," Thackeray had said, rebuking Raj.

The Sena chief compared the pain and anguish caused to him by blood relations' to Shivaji Maharaj's struggles with his kin.

"Shivaji's own people back stabbed him. I am also sharing the same fate so much that there is no space on my back to accept further backstabbing," he said.

"Raj is now showing his love for Marathi and dedication for me. Where was his love and dedication when he left the Sena, the cohesive force of Marathi people and formed his own party?" the Sena chief had said.

With Lok Sabha elections scheduled within months and the Maharashtra Assembly polls a year away, Thackeray's speech would be a keenly-watched event in state politics.