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Shah Rukh security beefed up as Sena protests

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Posted: Feb 01, 2010 at 0302 hrs IST

Mumbai Shiv Sena activists ignored the heavy police presence outside Shah Rukh Khan’s home and demonstrated noisily against the actor for backing the participation of Pakistani cricketers in the IPL. Khan owns the Kolkata Knight Riders team.

Sena activists “handed him a symbolic ticket” to Islamabad and tore up posters of his next film, with vibhag pramukh Anil Parab saying they would consider blocking shows unless Khan apologises, The police, already posted outside Khan’s house Mannat in Bandra, arrested 50 Sainiks including 25 women within minutes of the demonstration beginning.

“There was an agitation but we ensured that many of the protestors were stopped. A group led by Anil Parab was arrested at quiet a distance from Mannat. Some protesters stood at the sea-face front, but they were stopped in time,” said DCP Brijesh Singh.

Sena MP Manohar Joshi pointed out that Shah Rukh has lived in Mumbai for years but does not speak Marathi.

Home Minister R.R Patil promised action against those taking the law into their hands. The costs of the damage caused during the protests would be charged on the concerned organisation, he said.

On Friday, Sena activists in Thane tore posters of Shah Rukh’s forthcoming film My Name is Khan and also gave a representation to a multiplex asking them not to screen the movie.

The Shiv Sena has long opposed Pakistani cricketers playing in India. In 1991, the Sena’s Shishir Shinde (now a MNS MLA) and a group that dug up the pitch at Wankhede Stadium to protest a scheduled India-Pakistan match. Sena chief Bal Thackeray has also announced a ban on Australia cricketers in Mumbai and Maharashtra to protest the racist attacks on Indians Down Under.

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Shah Rukh Khan by Sahaj on 13 Feb 2010

I am with u Shah Rukh dont worry.............

Who is a Terrorist by Anthony on 02 Feb 2010

Dear Readers, I guess the real meaning of Freedom and Liberty is lost in so called Maha -rastra. Brand RSS as Political Terrorist. SRK is very righteous Man. No body should sit in front of his house like beggars demanding change in SRK's Freedom of Speech. Take Military action against Pakistan and RSS terrorists.

Double standards by Indian on 02 Feb 2010

Indeed Mumbai is for Indians but Why dont people like you & congress shout Kashmir for Indians & allow people from different part of the country to settle in Kashmir?Why kashmiri pandits have been made to give up there land & why no talks about the same?Double standards.

Declare them as terrorists as they are against our country like pak militants by tinka on 01 Feb 2010

I think these peopls should be declared as terrorists and their organisations as terrorist organizations and should be barred from contesting elections

king khan fans by sameer on 01 Feb 2010

THESE stupids dnt knw wat is right and wat is wrong and take fingers on others and because of money they go so cheap v all r thr with u king khan

king khan fans by sameer on 01 Feb 2010

These people doesnt want to make frindship two other country they only knw to harm people we r with sharuk wht he does is right thing he dnt trouble other like those organisations

let humanity be above all by human on 01 Feb 2010

We expect such popular figures to use their Will,Dil, Dimak & influences to counsel their brethren across the border to be human & not to act like demon in the name of God & Religion. This is the true service they can do to the society which loves them so much & not offering flowers to killers.

Thackeray Vs. Indians by Priya on 01 Feb 2010

I think Thackeray and his men is creating talibanism in this country. He should be extradited to a place where there is only his senas and not Indians. He is lucky to be born in a democratic country like India that protect his life and activities and its unlucky for us to say him as an Indian who is against the people of his own country. We Indians are ashamed of you Mr.Thackeray.

shiv sena on srk by narendra mishra on 01 Feb 2010

I think Shiv Sena has taken the contract to teach Marathi to the people of Maharastra.

Shiv sena by Mash Paul Germany on 01 Feb 2010

Shiv sena is behaving like Vaner sena (Monkey army).Jumping from one tree to another and doing nothing.

Shiv Sena- group of duffers by democrat on 01 Feb 2010

Shiv sena is not a party,rather a gang of duffers lead by a world class duffer "Bal Thakrey". They don't have brains. On one side thet are throwing out north indians from Mumbai & on the other hand they are threatening Austrailian players for the treatment of mostly north indians in Austrailia. If really they are "INDIAN" at their heart,then how they dare to oppose the presence of north indians in Mumbai. If there is even a single person in shiv sena,which i think is not there, who can answer this point should reply,otherwise what i have written stand accepted by that gang.

Need for Better Governance by Prerna Kohli on 01 Feb 2010

What a pity! We are supposed to be a Democratic Country endorsing freedom of speech. In fact, don't we take pride in the same? But,alas, we have come a long way from being the land of Gandhi. People like Bal Thackerey have no tolerance towards anyone who has a different opinion than theirs. Who does he think he is? A God who can not be wrong? Or a "Gunda" who would not let himself be wronged? I think time has come for stupid, ignorant and arrogant Thackeray to be a responsible Indian first and Mumbaikar later. Even when he shows-off his "Indianness" it sounds more like jingoism. He has his illiterate "gundas" (including his MPs, MLAs, party-workers) ready to act violently and disrupt life of Indian citizens. I think the Union and State Governments need to show better governance against him. The respectable parties should rise and think beyond petty politics. I am sure we have something in our constitution to curb and bind this loony from spitting out vile every time he opens his mouth.

Mera Bharat Mahan by Hidayat Khan on 01 Feb 2010

Khan will always be the first person to die for the nation.

Govt. ? by Neo on 01 Feb 2010

These things are going out of control. these guys are brainless. But what bout Govt. State govt. can biased. But what about central? They are responsible for integrity of india. Dr.Singh should take firm action against these attacks on youth icons like sachin and shahrukh.

Al Shiv al Sena Thackerey al Toiba by Shaji George on 01 Feb 2010

This lunatic Thackerey is a national threat, either put him behind the bars or show his whereabouts to US army for a drone mission.

Publicity stunt by Nitin Chopra on 01 Feb 2010

Nothing, just a cheap publicity stunt by cheap actors. aamir khan said similar thing on paki player, shiv sena neither tore poster of 3 idiots, nor they blocked the show of 3 idiot. Instead they show 2 idiot aamir and srk. 3 idiot is running in 80 cinemas of mumbai in its fifth weekend. since MNIK gonna release, so they r creating buzz, playing with fool indian audience sentiment.

BAL THaKREY by Vimal on 01 Feb 2010

I think, rather evryone thinks that BAL Tahkrey's Shivsena, nd others like them are shame to our country.. they should be killed 1st befor terriorist.. they liv within country nd are actin as catalyst fr breakin unity of the country. They shud b hanged in public..thuu..whre d hell ws thakrey and his men wen terriorost attacked on 26/11..it'as north indian forc who came 4 survival of mumbaikars..lets unit togethr nd destroy such evil forces. to hell wid them!!

what a stupid. by harry on 01 Feb 2010

I can't believe that this is the man who is saying australian a racist and pledge to stop them playing in IPL in Mumbai. But he doesnt relise that what he is doing is also a racism toward own countrymen. I hope ppeople of Mumbai and INDIA stand up against this idiot, and wipe him out of society,.

govt that acts by harkirat joshi on 01 Feb 2010

is there no curbing this high handedness in our country ?these shivsena wallahs are bent on dividing our society on parochial and communal lines. and the authorities seldom take any action.we badly need a government that acts.earlier on it was dilip now its shahrukh khan.mumbai is known evrywhere for dilip and khan and not these thackrays

Bann shivsena as a terrorist organistion by Rahul Shankar on 01 Feb 2010

The time is not far away when the goons of Shiv sena and the organisation itself are gonna be banned as a terrorist outfit.

Bal Thakrey n Raj Thakrey -"The biggest Perpetrators" by Alok Anand on 01 Feb 2010

The attacks on north Indians in maharashtra is the outcome of poor state of mind of sena chief Mr.Bal Thakrey, if the north indians r not allowed to live in mumbai Mr. Bal Thakrey has no right 2 live in India.

Shiv Sena and marathi by Sukhdev Jaswal on 01 Feb 2010

How about Shiv Sena realising that India first and Mumbai second. Every citizen is first an Indian and then anyone else. What is wrong with any Indian having the freedom to settle anywhere in India,and if it is Mumbai, so be it. If you cannot get by without speaking Marathi, you will learn it. People living in Mumbai are as proud as the next person in Mumbai wherevever they are from irrespective of the time they have been there. Why this controversy is being propagated, is really strange. Like any large city, Mumbai has people of many backgrounds and all should be welcome.Should Hindi films not be based in Mumbai? Should only Marathi films be made in Mumbai? Marathi is a great language and people who speak it are just like others who speak other languages. All are equal in the eyes of the law.

Shiva Sena by Shafi on 01 Feb 2010

Bombay is not a property Bal Tackery/Shiva Sena or Marathi people and also it is not good to Bal Thackery's health in this age (one leg in the burial ground and one on the earth). Like all other states Maharashtra or Bombay for all Indians Bal and all Marathis must accepts this.

Sena and MNS have nothing better to do by Amit on 01 Feb 2010

These idiots dont seem to care that the latest attacks on Indians in Australia were carried out by Indians

Bal Thackery by Shafi on 01 Feb 2010

Bal Thackery is one of the biggest idiiot in the world who devides Indian in their language, religion and politics. Why the government of India is not sending this lion face micky mouse to behind bars.

Bal Thackeray by J.M.Naik on 01 Feb 2010

Once he was sent, by the father of the present C M of Maharashtra.Later, once Thackeray said he will nnot allow Shankarrao to enter Mumbai S.B. Chavan claimed Thackeray wept in front of him

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