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Sena chief hardens his anti-valentine stand

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Posted online: Thursday , February 14, 2008 at 11:51:51
Updated: Thursday , February 14, 2008 at 12:10:19


Pune, February 14: Hardening his anti-Valentine Day posture, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Thursday declared that the party workers would vehemently oppose the "rotten alien culture" represented by Western custom.

"What is this Valentine Day? In what way it is related to Indian culture? It is a rotten imported culture thriving on the neo-rich with easy money to squander," he said in a front page comment in the party mouthpiece Saamna on Thursday.

Thackeray, who has been leading the moral brigade in attacking the V-day celebrations in Maharashtra, said under the garb of V-day, the spoiled youth belonging to 'hi-fi' culture indulge in vulgarities.

The Sena chief said the whole exercise of V-day celebrations is also encouraged by the commercial considerations of the mall culture and his 'sainiks' would continue to strongly oppose it.

Meanwhile, Akhil Bhartiya Maratha Mahasangh has also declared its opposition to V-Day, saying the celebrations amounted to "apeing the Western culture" and tarnished the Maharashtrian ethos by spoiling the younger generation.

In a statement, the Hindu Janjagruti Samiti also announced that it was boycotting the celebrations as the day symbolised "a materialistic and immoral" lifestyle.

And even as the moral police stepped up its patrolling, florists and V-day card sellers feared a drop in their business this year in the wake of an uneasy social atmosphere following MNS leader Raj Thackeray's arrest and release.

The MNS, however, has not taken any public stand to oppose the V-day.

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Hypocrisy Thy Name Is... by Raju on 14 Feb 2008

Yeah, right. As if nothing immoral happens during Holi. So many women get groped

culture by Akz on 14 Feb 2008

There is no problem in welcoming the pop icon michale jackson. I am not wrong there was a photo session with michael jackson. So you can accept pop music/musician but not a valentines day?you can wear english blazer and ignore western culture

Rotten culture by Shiv Bhagawat on 14 Feb 2008

I agree with Mr .Thackeray. People forget to celebrate independence day even republic day. The lazy bums don't don't even come out of there house even when the national flag is hoisted in there housing society. And now some rotten culture comes, they are ready to celebrate it.

Obsolete Mind by Kunal on 14 Feb 2008

Sadi huyi khopadi mein sadi hui gande vichar hi aa sakte hain

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