Mumbai: Uddhav, Raj Thackeray to guide joint protest in opposition to Hindi ‘imposition’

Echoing related sentiments, Raj Thackeray criticised the coverage as a “conspiracy” to undermine Marathi’s standing in its personal state. Asserting the rally, he appealed to Marathi writers, dad and mom, college students, and political leaders to take part. “This rally won’t bear any political flag. Will probably be led by the Marathi folks. We need to present what Maharashtra really needs,” he mentioned.

Though the cousins initially deliberate separate protests, the choice to merge them has intensified hypothesis a couple of attainable political rapprochement forward of civic elections. “Maharashtra is greater than any private variations,” Raj remarked, when requested whether or not leaders from different events, together with Uddhav’s, can be invited.

Uddhav, whereas stopping wanting confirming his participation within the MNS occasion on the time, warned that the BJP’s language coverage aligned with its broader agenda of implementing a “one celebration, one chief, one language” regime. He linked the transfer to earlier remarks by BJP nationwide president JP Nadda, suggesting an intent to remove political pluralism.

Highlighting Maharashtra’s linguistic variety and cultural stature—particularly as the house of the Hindi movie business—Uddhav questioned the rationale behind the imposition. “Marathi folks perceive Hindi properly. Why then impose it?” he mentioned, whereas pledging to proceed his celebration’s opposition till the choice is rolled again.

The Shiv Sena (UBT) chief additionally accused the federal government of utilizing the language controversy to distract from mounting allegations of corruption. “With the state legislature session beginning Monday, this difficulty will dominate headlines, serving to the federal government evade accountability on different fronts,” he mentioned.