In an open letter to The Maharashtra Times, Raj Thackeray has defended his rhetoric on the north Indians. Defending his action; in a letter titled "My stand and my battle", Raj Thackeray made references to the Prime Minister's stance on the turban issue, among many other.
The letter written in Marathi is exclusively available with TIMES NOW.
In the open letter, Raj Thackeray said: "When the French President came to India, the Indian Prime Minister made a request to him on the ban on turbans in France. In Punjab the Akali Dal took the lead to put Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale's photograph in the Damdami Taksal."
Raj further writes: "The LTTE is responsible for Rajiv Gandhi's assassination. But almost all political parties in Tamil Nadu have a connection with the LTTE either this way or that. When Ganguly is removed from the Indian team, all communists in West Bengal take a pro-Bengali position. Is all this not being parochial, regional or communal?"
Hitting out aggressively at his critics, Raj Thackeray said: "Amitabh Bachchan calls himself 'chora ganga kinare wala'. Is that not parochial? But when I and my party speak out for Marathis and the pride of Maharashtra, we become goondas
RE:latest news: raj wrote angry letter to The Maharashtra Times
by earthy man on Feb 08, 2008 10:06 PM Permalink
check what Vaiko is asking for Tamil nadu. he used to be with present CM of TN. Even now also CM of TN write poems in praise of LTTE fighters
RE:latest news: raj wrote angry letter to The Maharashtra Times
by Samosachat on Feb 08, 2008 10:18 PM Permalink
Nobody from other states have gone to these states for jobs. We will have to see how they behave when it happens. It is only the other way. Already Hindi( which is the Language of Bihar UP and Haryana) is a national Language. See what is happening in Bangalore, the loacal people are already resenting the outsiders. You cant be too harsh on Marathis( Though I dont condone Raj Thakrey)
RE:latest news: raj wrote angry letter to The Maharashtra Times
by Bihar Badshah on Feb 08, 2008 10:38 PM Permalink
Before IT boom came and when Bihar was united, Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Bokaro was major industrial hub of INDIA where there was huge (in Lakhs) people from South working..even now there are big south indian colonies there..One of the Tamil Cinema film hero was born and brought up in Jamshedpur..There was never such issue..Just an FYI...
RE:latest news: raj wrote angry letter to The Maharashtra Times
by manoj kumar on Feb 08, 2008 10:41 PM Permalink
You don't even know about the rest of India because your regional outlook doesn't allows you think further. Thats why you make statements like - 'Nobody from other states have gone to these states for jobs' . Have you heard of something called SAIL?
