Anand Dighe

Anand Chintamani Dighe (27 January 1951 – 26 August 2001), popularly known as Dharmaveer was an Indianright-wing politician and social worker. He was a prominent public figure in Thane district and the unit chief of the Shiv Sena political party. He mentored many young politicians from the Thane region including Naresh Mhaske, Rajan Vichare, Ravindra Phatak and Eknath Shinde.