Raj ignores police warning, dares govt on north Indians' stand

Defying police warning on making provocative speeches, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday resumed his 'war of words' against north Indians

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday resumed his 'war of words' against north Indians, saying he would not allow them to "destroy" the culture of Maharashtra.

Daring the government to arrest him, Raj said that only Maharashtra Day should be celebrated in Maharashtra. "Let the government arrest me if it wants. I am not afraid. I maintain my stand that only Maharashtra Day should be celebrated in Maharashtra," he told a rally in the state capital to mark MNS' second anniversary.

Justifying what he said about superstar Amitabh Bachchan, he took a swipe at his actor-wife Jaya for her comments on him (Raj) and scoffed at Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav.

Raj ostensibly was mocking at Jaya for her comments at a press conference in which she had said that the only Thackeray whom she knew was Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray.

The MNS was formed after he broke away from Shiv Sena following differences with his cousin and the party's executive president Uddhav Thackeray. (PTI)

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