Mumbai, June 5 (UNI) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)' young leader Amit Thackeray clarified on Thursday that he was open to idea of an alliance between his party and the Shiv Sena (Thackeray) group.

When asked about the estranged cousins coming together ahead of upcoming local bodies elections, he replied that he had no objection to the two leaders coming together.

They (both the leaders) should talk to each other and decide about it, as both have each other's phone number, Amit added.

He made this statement a day after Shiv Sena (Thackeray) leader Sushma Andhare also appealed the two cousins to come together in interest of Maharashtra.

Amit Thackeray also took a veiled dig at Shiv Sena (Thackeray) group MP Sanjay Raut over his morning routine of making statements.

The discussions about the Thackeray cousins coming together gained momentum after a statement made by Raj Thackeray in an interview to film director Mahesh Manjrekar's YouTube channel.

After that, Uddhav Thackeray also expressed his support for the alliance, saying that the interests of

Maharashtra and the Marathi people are more important than the differences between the two leaders.

In a recent instance, Shiv Sainiks and MNS workers protested together for the Palava bridge in Dombivli.

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