Shivsena and BaLasaheb/Uddhav Thackeray were getting close to North Indians. They attended some North Indian functions. Munna Tiwari or Tripathi withdrew cases he had filed against BaLasaheb Thackeray. If North Indians and Maharashtrians vote for BJP/Shivsena congress might loose the next elections. Congress made Raj Thackeray pull a stunt like this and spoiled the relations. Now North Indiand and Marathi people are at each others throat. North Indians will vote for Congress. Maharashtrian Votes will get divided between ShivSena and MNS. And Congress will continue to rule. This has been reported so many times in so many newspapers. The real culprits are scott-free. Congress will reward Raj Thackeray with a ministerial posts. Shivsena and BJP should make an effort to unite North Indiand and Maharshtrians and drive Congres sout of power. Even after all these incidents none of the Congress leader in Maharashtra made a scathing verbal attack on Raj. There were no "Marathi-Hindi Bhai Bhai" kind of melas organized by Congress or NCP. No "Ekata Pheri". Nothing. Well you guys decide wh is behind all this.
RE:The truth
by sood on Mar 20, 2008 10:33 AM Permalink
Hey guys why we fight with each other....these politicians like Raj Thackeray can provoke hatred only......see wht is happening today all countries know tht we are interanlly weak and they are dividing India.......Pakistan has more than Half of Jammu & Kashmir and they have gifted some portion of Indian terittory to China.....and India remained quit bcoz we were not united.......now China is eyeing Arunachal Pradesh and we are still fighting among us........actually we all are sick......only God can help...Jai Hind
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by milind sabnis on Mar 20, 2008 09:08 AM Permalink
Very Typical of North Indian political mentality. North Indians anywhere they go think politically.. maybe due to their strong feudal legacy.
Samajwadi Party MP Abu Azmi started it all by saying that UP/Biharis are now a substantial vote bank and they are going to distribute lathis (sticks) to UP/Biharis. This was a flash point.
Tell me which state in India has witnessed such an absurd phenomenon. Migrants from other states flood in such large numbers that they become a huge vote bank and then start flexing their political muscle.
Which country, state, city in the entire world welcomes uneducated, unskilled, non-tax paying, immigrants at the cost of the local economy?
Many of these migrants stay in slums (illegally occupying precious public lands), become hawkers or vendors (occupy footpaths, clog the roads) and of course never pay taxes. No wonder Mumbai's infrastructure is at a breaking point. Centre-level politics which are dominated by Northern states, overlook this situation and do not provide enough funds and infrastructure projects to overcome this influx.
No wonder Raj Thakeray's politics has struck a right cord.
RE:The truth
by Ajeet on Mar 20, 2008 10:01 AM Permalink
Dude....you are just hung to a statement by Abu Azmi( I dont know how many people know his mane even is UP)...and you justify all your killings and violence just based on that.....doesnt matter a bihari is poor and he is your state working as labour....becasue of them Bal thackeray can call a whole community as unwanted and justify the violence...Why shoould not we hate marathis becasue of what thackeray say....if abu azmi says then he is hated but if tahckeray says then he is a true marathi....so when did north indian bashing became a true marathi sign....Its jusk like killing and removing jews from all over europe by nazis....becasue they were competing with them for there resources..... Note: I would never want to compare marathis with Nazi and I have high respect for them...please dont take it otherwise.... Enjoy!!
RE:The truth
by milind sabnis on Mar 22, 2008 11:26 AM Permalink
I am against randomly picking up north indians from the state and bashing them up. But I strongly feel rules should be observed. No slums should be allowed on public land. No hawker should be allowed to sell on the roads, only legal shop owners. No faking taxi/auto permits. I know I am sounding too idealistic and these rules are not followed. If everything illegal gets rewarded this way, it is but natural there will be a hostile, even illegal violent reaction too! Come and live in Mumbai and see how our living standards have deteriorated. As about Bal Thackeray, do not listen to the Hindi news channels.. they are very biased. Get his editorial translated by someone who knows Marathi. The "SAU BIMAR" quote was taken from a Punbaji SMS. His ire was against Bihari politicians and not the common man there.
