Uddhav Thackeray slams EC as 'Criminal Gang', demands ballot paper polls in Maharashtra, Bengal, Tamil Nadu

Mumbai, Sep 23 (UNI) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), describing it as a "criminal gang" and accusing Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of "undermining democracy." Addressing a press conference alongside his son and party leader Aaditya Thackeray, Uddhav demanded immediate accountability over what he alleged were electoral irregularities and called for recent election outcomes in Maharashtra, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu to be declared void. He also demanded that fresh elections in the three states be conducted entirely through ballot papers. Thackeray accused CEC Gyanesh Kumar…