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Even Bapu had to break law, says Raj Thackeray

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Posted online: Saturday , February 16, 2008 at 05:52:48
Updated: Saturday , February 16, 2008 at 06:11:30


Mumbai, February 16: Maintaining his tough stand towards North Indians, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has vowed not to allow celebration of Uttar Pradesh day and warned his party will take on ‘political goondaism’ of North Indians in Maharashtra with open hands.

"No programme like UP Day, which shows North Indians poltical goondaism will be allowed to take place here. We will first request them with folded hands. If that did not work, we will face them with open hands", Thackeray said in an interview to Marathi weekly Lokprabha.

Raj said he did not subscribe to the view that his party's anti-North Indians campaign was unconstitutional.

"One must abide by the basic principles of Constitution. But its intricacies keep changing. Don't we amend the Constitution?" Thackeray said.

"Today's issues were non-existent when the Constitution was drafted. The situation has changed now," he said.

Justifying his objection to influx of migrants into Mumbai, Raj said "am I the only one who has this grievance? Sheila Dixit, Prabha Rau said the same thing (recently). Similar sentiments are expressed in Assam."

"Hasn't somebody said that every generation has its constitution?" Raj added, referring to Thomas Jefferson's quote.

As to resorting to MNS workers indulging in violence and the law and order situation arising out of it, Raj said, "we had to take to the street so that North Indians did not damage the law and order situation permanently. Even Gandhi, Bhagat Singh had to break the law".

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Own Openion by Amit Tendulkar on 23 Jun 2008

Today I read that Bal Thakaray warned Sikhs but why they they are nearer to us . They are like Hindu (you can say they are other type of Hindu).But Thakaray like leaders , who try to devide Hindusin to castes (If not why they didn't not come ahead as a Hindu when two castes where on roads in 2007), is not espected to respect our nearer religion (Sikhs)

Warning to thakaray by a true Hindu by Ajit Agaray on 23 Jun 2008

Hindu Sikh Bhai Bhai .If any party will go againsts Sikhs .They will lose vote of me like Hindu . If any party will try to seperate Hindu and Sikh we will come on road to make combined organization for Hindu and Sikhs . If you you leaders want our support do any thing but don't try to clash Hindu and Sikh.

Read it by Rohit Sharma on 23 Jun 2008

Please come ahead to stop clash between Hindu and Sikh on Ram Rahim Issue .actually ,Ram Rahim is muslim but does notexpose . Sir , every one is knowing that congress is antiSikh they killed Sikh in 1984 on name of Hindu-Sikh riote but actually it was Congress-Sikh riote . In this case congress is knowing that they willkill Sikhs on name of Hindu then their vote bank will increase becauseBJP is Hindu party . Sir , Manmohan Singh is made prime minister tochange this opinion of people that Gandhi family is antisikh. AcuallyGandhi family is not Hindu (after marriage bride's religion changes Firoz Gandhi , husband of Indra Gandhi , was not a hindu) .Sir , most of Sikhs vote for B.J.P (against Congress)after 1984 riote . Congress is trying to convert this case into Hindu Sikh clash ,so they allowed to move Ram Rahim from state to stateto extend Sikh's anger . Please Lal Krisan Adwani and RSS come ahead in faviour of Sikhs . Give slogan "Hindu Sikh bhai bhai".

reservation for the marathi by nadar sushil kumar satyanarayan on 15 Apr 2008

for d marathi people's there shld b reservat'n like for their childrens havin reservation to have reserved seats to easy admition in schools and colleges not considering any sub castes like backwardism dat means for even open marathi people.again i repeat not for maharashtrians only for the peoples who's mother tongue is marathi . dis wil help to reduce d problem of job opportunities for the marathi people and hence no need of any protest or fight against any body. namaste

Unchecked Cross State Migration by Arun Kumar on 19 Feb 2008

In a multicultural nation like India, preservation of a indigenous culture is essential for the natives. Thakery is not wrong in protesting encroachment by others who will wipe out Maharashtra in matter of few decades if cultural invasion is not reversed. However Thakery is politically foolish in using laws of the jungle to draw attention to the grievances of the locals. If constitution has to be invoked then the playing fields should be made equal. Newcomers must adopt and assimilate to increase the survivability of that culture instead of wiping it out like a parasite plant does to a tree. If the Colonization intentions are the mindset of Bihar and other state governments then backlash is inevitable. Central Government must take notice and prevent colonization by one set of people. Already Assam and other states have reacted against Bengali invasion. This will weaken India more than Pakistan could do. This is a serious issue and not just a political ploy. Biharis or for that matter anyone else, should try Punjab or South Indian States. One doesn't get to see a Bihari milking a buffalo in Chennai. Maharashtrian generosity has to come to an end sooner or later.

Unchecked Cross State Migration by psw on 19 Feb 2008

You are partially right. But definitely wrong about Maharashtrian generosity as the natives do not directly invite migrants but they come on their own accord due better emeployment and business opportunities. These have been created by not just natives but by large help from Central government and it's policies, intertste and international migrants like Ambani and Tata. Yes, there has to be level playing field. Whenever new opportunities are being created by the above players - we as citizens of India should give an un biased view as to where opportunities are created. If there is law and order problem in any part of India - then others should jump in to do what ever they can. Even voicing opinion in forums like these can do some good. And yes I agree that when people migrate they should respect local customs - and as first step try to learn and appreciate those. But by the same token the natives can learn and appreciate the culture of the migrants and therby enrich each other. If nither the migrant or the native act with selfish interest instead of all this negative spiral - you will find a very positive harmony.

RAJ WILL BE A LOOSER by zakir on 18 Feb 2008

can anyone ask Raj Thackeray to feed the poor peoples of maharastra (marathis) instead of creating all this dramas .If he really cares of maratha peoples he should atleast feed 10 families and show the world that he is doing something for the marathas.But he would never ,since he wanted to gain a political gains ,which he wont get it even from maharastian peoples.Because now a days maratha peoples are more aware of his nonsence drama and cheap political stunt.He is a TERROIST with in the country .Maharastra is good state where majority of the public wants peace and specially mumbai ,where HINDUS/MUSLIM/CHRISTIANS/SIKHS etc are living together without any difference .So let them live in peace .Ask raj thackrey to fight against terroism and not with in the country ,if he really cares of India /maharastra.

Marathi by Gaurav Goel on 17 Feb 2008

The Conclusion- If Marathi have to rise and keep up to the competition with Northy or southy. They have to work hard. You can' win by driving away bihari's.

Marathi by roshanlal on 18 Feb 2008

Why don't you work hard in your own state and make it prosperous. Why to go to other states and put your life in danger. Whey you are working hard in Mumbai and become prosperous, the same hard in your state should make you prosperous. Why to go to other states and put your life in danger?Gaurav should encourage UP and Bihari peole to stay in their own state. Though there is constitution, we have created different states with marked boundries. When you cross that boundry, you have to adapt to the new state or get out.

Marathi by PSW on 19 Feb 2008

The reason for movement is that people are allowed by law to migrate. And how are going to maintain people in the same place they were born. By your logic all your previous generations have remained in the place they were born. The states were made to bring people of same language to be together to ease governance not to resrict movement. Any way can we ensure that we will be born in our native state after our death and even can you ensure you can remain in your native state for ever and never cross the state or national boundary. Persnally Mr. Roshan - If you did that - it is possible that your full potential will remain locked for this lifetime and you would not become great the way you can. And yes more than 60 lac Marathis work in other states

Marathi by Gaurav Goel on 17 Feb 2008

UP wala MP wala Bihari, rajasthani. They all have one thing in common. First they are indians and then bihari, Upite or MPite. No body says Jay UP or Jay MP. Everybody says Jai Hind. It's only Marathi who says Jay Maharashtra rather than Jay Hind. Be Indian first and then Marathi. If you feel that Bihar is not doing enough to create jobs then go over there and do something rather than abusing a poor bihari. and for your info Marathi's are laziest people in India. I was stunned when in Poona I saw that Shops were closed from 1-4pM as all Marathis has to sleep.

parijatak@aol.com by roshanlal on 18 Feb 2008

Why are you bothered when Maharastrians sleep? They are sleeping in their own state. They are not going to spoil other states. Why all the filth from "India" should come to Maharashtra? Maharashtrians have not taken "Theka" to improve other states like Bihar. These Biharis are responsible to elect their corrupt leaders. Why are you not protesting about killings in Aasam? How can you say "Jay Hind" when your country name is "India", the name given by British people. The meaning of "Indian" means any tribe without etiquetts, mannerless, poor people without any culture. We all are "Hijra" people continuing the same name to our country. Not a single "Mai ka Lal" is coming forward to change the name from dirty word "India" to Hindusthan ,Bharat or Bharatvarsh. We are Hindus because Arabs could not pronounce "S". In fact country name would have been "Sindhusthan" but River Sindhu is not in our "Desh" In the world there are "idiot Indians (Desi), Red Indians, West Indians, Duch Guiyana Indians. Whenever explorers went to any unexplored territory, they called the local tribe as "Indian". Now is the high time we change this derogaratory name of our country "India"

PSW by PSW on 19 Feb 2008

60 lac Marathis work in other states outside Maharastra.

Jail for Raj... by Puneet Chitkara on 17 Feb 2008

Two destinations for Raj Thackerey: Jail OR Mental Asylum.... I donot understand why Government is tolerating this terrorist??? Should be put behind bars under POTA... What he is doing is worse than possessing AK-47s...

Raj to Swarajya by Raj's Friend on 17 Feb 2008

One should not forget because of goodagiri, states like UP, Bihar has not progressed. People should blame their past government and landlords and all their politicians and not Raj for their problems.

FARMERS ARE SUCIDING LIKE INSECTS IN MAHARASHTRA. by Aniruddh Jatav on 17 Feb 2008

First go and solve problem of suciding farmers who are killing themselves the way insects kill themselves after rainy seasons. When Maharshtrian Farmers are suciding Raj Thackeray is fiddling.

MNS goondaism by Harish on 17 Feb 2008

Let Mr.Raj Thackeray not compare himself with people like Bapu. Bapu and Bhagat singh broke the law to do good, not spread hatred and goondaism. These people are a blot on India and invariably these things focussed in the Western Media instead of the good things about India

suraksha vyavashta by Bapu on 17 Feb 2008

Yun to iss samasya ka hal bahoot asan ho sakta hai, kahaen to ek Bihari, ek bullet aur seerfeere Raj Thackrey ka Mumbai se naamonishan khatam lekin...lekin ye Bharat hai koi Purva Madhya ka Palestine nahin jo khoon ka badla khoon se le...na hi yahan deshbhakti jabardasti thopi jaati hai. Bharat me deshbhakti samajh se tay hoti hai. Samajh me baat aaye to deshbhakt nahin to deshdrohi. Raj Thackeray ko UP/Bihar se ghrina hai wo bhi tab jabki UP/Bihar wale unke Rajya se darjano Bharat ke mantri ko jhelte hain, unhin ke Rajya se Bharat ke Rashtrapati ko bhi jhelte hain. Raj Thackeray UP/Bihar ke 32,00,00,000 janta ko dekhna nahin pasand karte hain. Hitlar se prerit ho Raj Thackeray apne Marathi Bandhuon se aahwan karte hain ki ye 32,00,00,000 UP/Bihar ke log unhygienic hain, inka khoon kar do! Ab aap hi batayiye ki agar Raj Thackeray ka ye hath jari raha to kya sambhav hai? Ek Raj Thackeray ka khoon ya 32,00,00,000 UP/Bihar walon ka khoon? Lekin Raj Thackeray apne saath-saath marathiyon ko bhi bahla rahe hain. Marathi bhi bahal rahe hain. 'Chhath' ke baare me kehte hain log ek baar jo iske baare me prtigya karte hain wo unko karna ho hota hai. Abb ye Laluji ka Mumbai me 'Chhath' ka agarh 'satha ka Patha' tha ya kuchh aur Laluji ko abb Mumbai me 'Chhath' karna hi hoga. Achha ho Maharashtra Sarkaar Raj Thackeray ki tagri suraksha vyavashta kare.

raj is right standing as maharashtrian by mahesh on 17 Feb 2008

raj thackrey is doing that in maharashtra now what happens in bihar and up every day. Agar koi maharashtrian waha jaaye to ye sahe nahi sakte , aur wo maharashtra me aakar gundagardi karenge aur humare ko dhamki denge ki sirf ek bullet ka mamla hai to aap hi socho...... Jay maharashtra jay hindustan..

Raj by Gauarv Goel on 17 Feb 2008

That's very wrong. Lot of Marathi are working in Delhi, Noida, Lucknow, Patna. They are highly respected people of those people. No body asks them to leave my brother. By the way who told you all this crap. I don't understand how you guys can blindly follow illeterrate scoundrels like Raj Thakrey. Go to north and see how much respect you'll get.

JHOOTH BOL RAHE HAIN AAP by Bapu on 17 Feb 2008

Dhamki to Raj Thackrey de rahen hain wo bhi Bharat ke 32,00,00,000 janta ko.Madhu Limye was a Maharashtrian, he use to win Election from Bihar. George Fernandese is Mangalorian he wins election from Bihar. Sharad Yadav is from MP he defeated non other than Lalu Yadav himself. Sucheta Kriplani a non UPite became CM of UP. Bapu a Gujarati himself started his freedom mpovement in Bharat from Bihar. Raj Thackeray ke chakkar me rahoge to wo aapke liye Bharat ka history-geography sab badal dega.

raj is rwrong standing as maharashtrian by PSW on 17 Feb 2008

Maharastrians have ruled wide parts of India - right upto Jhansi, Kanpur and Gwalior. Not only did they ruled over these places the North Indians rever them even now. People of India rever Tilak and Shivaji as well.Rani of Jhnasi and Tatya tope ( from Kanpur ) were all Marathis. People in the North have been very open mided about this. Not only that Shivaji had many Kanadigas and his father was ruling over Bangalore.The CM of Rajastan is a Marathi. Bullet ki baat to tab ho rahi hai jab your narrow minded leader has misguided you and beaten up so many innocent people. these people beat up South Indians at one stage then the west indians and now North Indians, I guess the next target should be Durga Puja celebrations of East Indians

Raj's RAJ! by RajGandhi on 17 Feb 2008

Every Indian Has a state. Every bdy shall reside and work in their own state only. No violation of state boundary is allowed!Let us separate

RAJ by Psw Loganathan on 17 Feb 2008

Read today's newspapers. More than 60 lac Marathis are outside Maharastra. What should be done to them?

Raj on Bapu by U.N.Han on 17 Feb 2008

Devil quoes from scriptures.

Raj to Swarajya by Raj's Friend on 17 Feb 2008

Hitler strongly motivates pure marathi blood and Bal, Raj and Uddhav admire him. They will like to be remembered along with Hitler. Hitler according to each one of them was greatest in history, so are they for the sake of Maharahtra.

INSAAN BANO KARLO BHALAI KA KOI KAAM INSAAN BANO by EK TANAHA INSAAN on 17 Feb 2008

INSAAN BANO KARLO BHALAI KA KOI KAAM INSAAN BANO, DUNIYA SE CHALE JAOGE RAHE JAEGA BUS NAAM INSAAN BANO.HINDUSTAN JESE BAAG MEIN SURAJ BHI NIKALTA HAI LIYE GUM,PHOOLON KI HASIN DEKH KE RO LETI HAI SHUBNAM,KIS NIND MEIN HO JAGO JARA SOCH LO AANJAM, INSAAN BANO,INSAAN BANO KARLO BHALAI KA KOI KAAM INSAAN BANO

RAM RAJ TO GOONDA RAJ by CHANAKYA on 17 Feb 2008

DON'T FORGET THAT NO BODY REMEMBERS HITLER. THEY REMEMBER PEOPLE LIKE MAHATMA GANDHI, CHANAKYA, GOPALKRISHNA GOKHALE, LOKMANYA TILAK, MARTIN LUTHER KING NELSON MANDELA AND MOTHER TERESA. AND ALSO DON'T FORGET HITLER HAD TO COMMIT SUICIDE ALL ALONE IN HIS UNDERGROUND BUNKER. THE SAME FATE AWAITS BAL THACKERAY, UDDHAV THACKERAY AND RAJ THACKERAY AND ALL THEIR GOONDA FORCES

RAJ by PSW Loganathan on 17 Feb 2008

The example from Raj's friend is apt. At one time Hitler had support of 80% of the German population. As per him he was about Redeem German pride. Then he managed to kill 5 million Jews who as per him were non-Aryan race. After then Germany fought with other people in the World. Germany seemed to wining for a year. Then Germany got beaten by the rest of the world lost 4 million soldiers, Hitler got killed. Germany was further humiliated by dividing it among the victors and had many more women and girls then men (there was not a single German family which had not lost a man). After the war Germans despise Hitler more vigoursly than the jews, the family and social strucure of Germany broke down and all traditions and culture was almost destroyed. Germany now boasts of naked pictures of Women in street areas ( to increase the population).

YOU ARE A BLOODY INSECT, RAJ THACKERAY by A Hindustani from USA on 17 Feb 2008

An insect like Raj Thackeray has compared himself to a giant like Thomas Jafferson, the 3rd president of USA. To educate this semi-literate goonda, I’m quoting a few lines from the president’s inaugural address. Let Raj and his goons read it and tell us what they understood from it. The president had said: "During the contest of opinion through which we have passed the animation of discussions… an aspect which might impose on strangers unused to think freely and to speak and write what they think. But this being now decided by the voice of the nation, announced according to rules of Constitution, all will, of course, arrange themselves under the will of law and unite in common efforts for common good. All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect and to violate would be oppression. Let us, then, fellow citizens, unite with one heart and one mind. Let’s restore to social intercourse that harmony and affection without which liberty and even life itself are but dreary things. Let us reflect that, having banished from our land that religious intolerance under which mankind so long bled and suffered, we have yet gained little if we countenance a political intolerance as despotic, as wicked and capable of as bitter and bloody persecutions."

RAJ THACKERAY YOU ARE A MUCHCHAR (AN INSECT) by NAPOLEON BONAPARTE on 17 Feb 2008

Don't compare yourself to Mahatma Gandhi or call yourself Thomas Jafferson. A mucky gutter's Chuha (rat) doesn't become a Sher (lion) by thinking or calling himself one. So stop deluding yourself. You are a bloody insect (machchar) in comparison to these stalwarts and Yug Purush.

Will the real Mr. Raj pl. stand up? by Confused on 17 Feb 2008

Hmm! Now Hitler! Who is this Mr. Raj? Is he Mahathma or Hitler? The leader and his followers seem to have some confusion here! Or is he both, a Jekyll and Hyde? Will the real Mr. Raj pl. stand up?

Haters by Patel on 17 Feb 2008

O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of God is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And God has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things). -from Quran Al-Hujrat13.

Marathi blood? by Dileep on 17 Feb 2008

What is this pure marathi blood? What group is it, group M or -? What are its unique properties? Will it impart great selfishness like Lata Mangeshkar who was rumoured to be jealous of even her own sister?

Raj to Swarajya by Raj's Friend on 17 Feb 2008

World is at war with pure blood, even Hitler had to fight to prove his point of historic German race. Bal admires Hitler, so do Raj and Uddhav and given a day they will prove it like great maratha, their pure marathi blood.

Raj to Swarajya by PSW on 17 Feb 2008

The example from Raj's friend is apt. At one time Hitler had support of 80% of the German population. As per him he was about Redeem German pride. Then he managed to kill 5 million Jews who as per him were non-Aryan race. After then Germany fought with other people in the World. Germany seemed to wining for a year. Then Germany got beaten by the rest of the world lost 4 million soldiers, Hitler got killed. Germany was further humiliated by dividing it among the victors and had many more women and girls then men (there was not a single German family which had not lost a man). After the war Germans despise Hitler more vigoursly than the jews, the family and social strucure of Germany broke down and all traditions and culture was almost destroyed. Germany now boasts of naked pictures of Women in street areas ( to increase the population).

True Maratha? by Dharmendra Ajwani on 17 Feb 2008

Good!! all come together we will kill Mumbai. What will be end result you and me losing our loved once. Who cares. We need raj to win. These political will sit in their house in A/c with good food and we like fools will keep fighting. We all forgot why English men ruled over India for such a huge time. It was all divide and Rule. Same is going on now. We are so uneducated that we don't understand or see with our open eyes. When we Indians cant respect our mother Land "INDIA" how can we respect part of our mother "Maharashtra". One who cant be true Indian cant me true Maratha. First learn to respect Mother.

Aurangazeb loved Hindus more! by Jolly on 17 Feb 2008

Mr. Raj Thackeray makes Aurangazeb look like Mahatma, by comparison. Aurangazeb did not kill or kick Hindus out of his kingdom, but only levied extra tax on them. He had even abducted the son of Shivaji to make him his heir. May be he was a better ruler than Indian history portrays him. Some of the present Hindu leaders in Maharastra seem to be much less tolerant of Hindus than the so called 'worst' Moghul Emperor.

Raj to Swarajya by Raj's Friend on 17 Feb 2008

Raj, Bal and Uddhav are modern day great maratha warriors and represents pure marathi blood. They represent real maharashtrains and its great culture.

Raj to Swarajya by munn on 17 Feb 2008

concentrate on your navel you all; the asshole speaketh!

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