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Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray Sunday took potshots at
Hindi news channels and said that he would shut them all down if
they did not stop misquoting his speeches.
"People from Hindi channels dole out news without understanding
the issue. Such channels should discontinue doing this, otherwise
we will do what we can to stop this game," Thackeray declared.
He then joked about how the channels would run "breaking news"
about his "threat".
"I am sure these channels will be running "Breaking News"... "Raj
Thackeray threatens to shut down Hindi news channels," he said,
gesturing wildly with his hands, mocking the news channels.
Speaking about the cases filed against him and the coverage of it
in the media, Thackeray claimed that he knew the law.
"Don't issue me threats claiming that you will file (criminal or
defamation) cases against me. I know of several laws that are
broken every now and then. Should I also go to court and sue those
guilty," he questioned.
Lashing out at Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh's remark
that Thackeray's family too came originally from Bihar, he said, "Digvijay
Singh says anything that comes to his mind, however irrelevant. He
is someone the Congress keeps, to take the brunt of all
criticism."
Thackeray, in a slapstick manner, retorted to Singh's remark with
a question: "So is Digvijay Singh's family from Sulabh Shauchalay
(public toilet)?"
Last week, Thackeray had called Biharis in Maharashtra
"infiltrators" in reaction to reports of a letter from the Bihar
chief secretary warning Mumbai Police against picking up suspects
from the state without first informing local police.
"How come most offenders are from Bihar," Thackeray asked, adding
that there was no need for Bihari politicians to teach Maharashtra
the rules.
Bringing up the matter of the cinema wing of MNS's threat to
disrupt shooting of a television programme featuring Pakistani
artistes, Thackeray said he did not favour the inclusion of
Pakistani performers.
"I stand by my views. It is wrong to entertain Pakistani artistes
when we are not welcomed in their country," he said.
Asha Bhonsle is also a part of the show titled "Sur Kshetra" to be
aired on Color and Sahara channels.
Last week, when Bhonsle said that she does not understand
politics, and that she considers guests like god, Thackeray
rebuked the singer saying he wondered if the real reason she
participated in the show was "Paisa devo bhava" (Money is god).
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