Though it is heartening to note that Udhav declared that there is no Mumbai bandh on Monday, the whole episode is unwarranted. Nobody has the right to discrete anybody, living or dead. Then there was no need to install Meenatai's statue in a public place. She was not a freedom fighter, she was not a national figure. She was only a wife of Bal Thackeray, a regional leader. And if every leader (regional or national) puts up statues of his/her kith and kin in public places, there won't be any place left in India. I have every respect for Meenatai in my heart as a woman and I plea to all Sainiks to respect their leader and his family in their heart. The Maharashtra government should do all possible to maintain law and order in the state and avert a possible turn over of the incident into a communal riot.
