Maharashtra is more cosmopolitan than any other part of India. That is the proof of the openness of Maharashtrians and we should raise a toast to that.
No other certification is required.
Even today, no non-Punjabi shop can succeed in Amritsar, vehicles with non-Karnataka number plates are vandalized in Bangalore, and you are treated differently if you do not speak Bengali when you are in Kolkata.
This is the reality and I think in all fairness, the Maharashtrians deserve to be praised for their openness.
Raj Thakeray is a fad that will pass away in a few months.