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Raj ignores police warning, dares govt on north Indians' stand
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NewsByte on 04 May, 2008 12:23:00
 
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)