By: Express News ServiceSeptember 27, 2025 02:44 PM IST 3 min readThackeray also called for the boycott of the Asia Cup final, where India and Pakistan are set to play against each other on Sunday, and appealed to the sponsors to back out. (file photo)Shiv Sena (UBT) President and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday demanded that flood-hit farmers in the state be given an absolute farm loan waiver. He added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should announce an assistance of at least Rs 50,000 crore from the PM CARES fund during his upcoming visit to the state.Thackeray also called for the boycott of the Asia Cup final, where India and Pakistan are set to play against each other on Sunday, and appealed to the sponsors to back out.“We have two clear demands. An absolute farm loan waiver and declaring Rs 50,000 per hectare, like it was announced in Punjab,” said Thackeray. He recalled that during his tenure as the chief minister, he had successfully implemented the farm loan waiver, and it was time to implement the same now.The Maharashtra government has sought additional financial aid from the Centre, pointing out that around 50 lakh hectares of crop land have been damaged due to incessant rains in the state.“The Prime Minister recently deposited Rs 10,000 into the accounts of 75 lakh women of Bihar. This is because there are elections (there). Now, the Maharashtra that voted for you is facing injustice, and no aid is being announced,” Thackeray said, adding that PM Modi should declare at least Rs 50,000 crore as financial aid.Thackeray said that the BJP has failed in running the administration. “If asking for justice and help counts for doing politics according to the chief minister, then we are happy to do it,” he added.Recently, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who was touring flood-hit areas of the state, lost his cool when a farmer sought to know how much aid per hectare would be given. “Don’t do politics here. This is not the place to do politics,” he had retorted.Story continues below this adThe Shiv Sena (UBT) chief also called for the boycott of the India-Pakistan cricket final. “t is unfortunate that Sonam Wangchuk, who worked for Indian Army by developing solar tents, is being arrested under the National Security Act, but Pakistan, which is spreading terrorism in India, is playing a cricket match with us. I appeal to the sponsors to remember that they do business in India and thrive because of it. I hope they will remember it,” Thackeray said.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:thackeray