The Shiv Sena, which claims to be the first political party to raise the issue of Marathi "asmita" (pride), was in for some embarrassment as activists from the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) targeted senior Sena leader Manohar Joshi's technical institute—Kohinoor—in Ahmednagar for having an English signboard. read more »
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Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Tuesday criticised director general of police AN Roy for dismissing encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma. Thackeray has said in an editorial in Saamna that outsider IPS officers (those not from the state) used dashing Marathi police officers for their purpose and dumped them once their job was over. For Thackeray, Sharma is a Marathi because he was born and read more »
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Traders criticised Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's working style over Marathi signboards and said that it should not be forced. "Making signboards in Marathi is mandatory as per the law but why compulsion over the font size," president of Federation of Retail Traders Welfare Association, Viren Shah asked, while speaking at a press conference in Mumbai. read more »
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