‘Hit However Don’t Shoot Video’: Raj Thackeray’s Blunt Recommendation To MNS Staff Amid Marathi Row
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Raj Thackeray additionally suggested towards recording the video of the incident, saying that permit the sufferer inform that he has been crushed up.
MNS Chief Raj Thackeray (ANI picture)
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday issued a fierce recommendation to his social gathering staff amid the continued row over alleged assault of a Mumbai shopkeeper for not talking in Marathi.
Whereas addressing a joint rally of MNS and Shiv Sena (UBT) alongside along with his cousin, Uddhav Thackeray, Raj Thackeray suggested towards violent enforcement of language use and mentioned, “Be it Gujarati or anybody else, they have to know Marathi. However there isn’t any must beat individuals for not talking Marathi. [But] if somebody creates pointless drama, you will need to hit under their eardrums.”
Mumbai, Maharashtra: MNS chief Raj Thackeray says, “Within the Mira-Bhayander incident, some Hindi channels confirmed that MNS slapped a Gujarati shopkeeper. They didn’t slap him as a result of he’s Gujarati. Non-Marathis must be taught Marathi, okay? They will be taught. And I wish to let you know… pic.twitter.com/Rx8n0XCp0G— IANS (@ians_india) July 5, 2025
He additionally suggested towards recording the video of the incident, saying that permit the sufferer inform that he has been crushed up.
“And I wish to let you know all, don’t slap anybody in the event that they don’t perceive. In the event you beat somebody, don’t make a video of the incident. Let the individual crushed up inform that he has been crushed up; you don’t want to inform everybody,” he mentioned.
Through the rally, his now reunited cousin, Uddhav Thackeray defended “Marathi satisfaction” saying, “Sure, we’re goons if we’ve got to do hooliganism for justice.”
Referring to Fadnavis’ assertion on the assault of a shopkeeper by MNS staff that “hooliganism” within the identify of Marathi wouldn’t be tolerated, Uddhav Thackeray mentioned they might preserve doing “hooliganism” in the event that they don’t get justice.
“Fadnavis mentioned we gained’t tolerate hooliganism for language. If a Marathi manus (individual) is asking for justice, and in case you are calling us goons, Sure, we’re goons; if we’ve got to be goons to get justice, we are going to do goondagiri,” he mentioned.
Slap Row In Maharashtra
The Thackeray brothers’ feedback got here amid a collection of violent incidents involving MNS staff focusing on people over language disputes.
Earlier at the moment, the MNS staff vandalised a businessman’s workplace in Worli after he challenged Raj Thackeray, whereas asserting that he wouldn’t be taught Marathi.
The social gathering staff and “goons” of MNS assaulted a Mumbai shopkeeper for not talking Marathi this week. The attackers have but to be arrested, regardless of having filmed the assault and posted it on-line.
The MNS has refused to apologise and even reprimand these concerned in both assault.
Sandeep Deshpande, the social gathering’s Mumbai unit boss, claimed the vicious slaps rained on Babulal Khimji Chaudhary have been as a result of the 48-year-old, whose store has been a fixture within the Mira Street suburb for 20 years, had ‘insulted’ Marathi. “If there may be an try and insult Marathi, we are going to reply. It won’t be tolerated.”
Earlier in March this yr, Raj Thackeray had mentioned that his social gathering wouldn’t chorus from “slapping” individuals in the event that they refuse to talk Marathi within the state. He had cited the Tamil Nadu language row and had mentioned that they “dared” to say “no to Hindi”.
In the meantime, 5 MNS supporters have been arrested in reference to the assault and additional probe into the incident is underway, a Worli police station official mentioned.
By the way, police had supplied safety to Kedia’s workplace located at Century Bazar after his publish started producing a backlash from MNS supporters.
Amid the row, Fadnavis on Friday mentioned that the state authorities wouldn’t tolerate “hooliganism within the identify of language.”
(With inputs from companies)
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and Worldwide information. He’s serious about everyday political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) diploma from Ben…Learn Extra
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and Worldwide information. He’s serious about everyday political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) diploma from Ben… Learn Extra
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