I think the whole episode is blown out of proportion by the media and the posts by common people on discussion boards. The fight is mainly with Biharis and people from UP, in other words, the fight is not with the creamy layer but with those who are considered as precipitates!
The fight of Marathis is with those dehati Biharis and UP people who spit on the roads, who do not have descipline and those who do not respect the law. Forget about Marathis go and ask a Marwari and Gujrati if he would like to loan money to them, the anwer will be NO. Go and ask an engineering firm if they would like to employ an Engineer from UP/Bihar the anwer would be NO. Go and ask a bank manager if he would employ a UP / Bihari as a financial manager, the answer would be NO. Go and ask a patient if he would like to be operated by UP / Bohari doctors, the anwer would be NO. These many NOs are simply because of their own arrogant and uncivilised nature ... something that is taking toll on local population (Here, local poplation means Gujratis, Sindhis, Panjabis etc. besides Marathis). Why only Marathis? Ask your opinion about Biharis and UP people to people other than Marathis you will get to know their views, 99% of the times the way the Marathis think of them.
Marathis have always welcomed the people from other states with open hand. Marathis are well organised, well behaved, desciplined and hard working. This is reflected by the fact that we have the best universities, best engineering col
