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Raj Thackeray warns of riots over anti-Marathi remarks
Thursday November 03, 2011 08:43:28 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray Thursday warned of riots if
Congress and Samajwadi Party leaders continued to make
"irresponsible statements" pitting north Indian migrants against
Marathis.
Denouncing what he said was "politics played in the name of north
Indians by organising festivals like Chhat Puja", Thackeray said
statements of Congress leaders Kripashankar Singh and Sanjay
Nirupam and Samajwadi Party state chief Abu Asim Azmi had the
potential to incite Marathis.
Raj Thackeray's sharp reaction followed statements of Kripashankar
Singh and Azmi at a Chhat Puja two days ago that "Mumbai does not
belong to anybody's father" but to all who live and work here.
"I would like to inform Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, Deputy
Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Home Minister R.R. Patil that if the
Marathis resort to violence, then we should not be blamed," he
told reporters.
He asked them to intervene before the situation goes out of
control.
The MNS chief's remarks came hours after Shiv Sena chief Bal
Thackeray asserted in party mouthpiece Saamna that Mumbai would
always belong to the Marathis and not "outsiders".
Bal Thackeray challenged Kripashankar Singh, Azmi and Nirupam to
prove who was "the father of Mumbai".
Raj Thackeray also hit out at Hindi television channels and said
the MNS had started monitoring their content. "If we find their
coverage to be one sided or biased, we shall not allow them to
beam here."
Raj Thackeray also used the opportunity to take potshots at his
estranged cousin and Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav
Thackeray.
"It was Uddhav who encouraged Nirupam to conduct Chhat Puja in
Mumbai and the same Uddhav used to visit (Kripashankar) Singh's
residence during Ganeshotsav. Look at the consequences," Raj
Thackeray said.
He referred to clashes between north Indians and Marathis around
two-and-half years ago in some parts of the state.
"What is the government doing about the inflammatory statements of
Azmi, (Kripashankar) Singh and Nirupam," he asked.
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