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I found this article on dancewithshadows. Its a long running article but definately worth spending time. I feel the article is very correct in all its facts. Most of the maharashtrians may not like all of it .. but in the end whatever is said is reality. read more »
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As elections are nearing , many parts of India are being singed in senseless violence and hatred of reglious or regional kind. In a culturally diverse country like India where every individual carries multiple identities, wheather religious or regional, there exist many faultlines which are often used by short sighted politicians to garner votes. Wheather it is Mayawati in UP, or Laloo Yadav in B read more »
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Among the battery of lawyers defending Raj Thackeray, one stands out because of his surname. Akhilesh Chaubey is the public face of the MNS leader's legal team, and is also, for all purposes, the official spokes-person of the defence. read more »
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MNS president Raj Thackeray rejected state security after news reached him that it had been downgraded from ‘Z’ to ‘Y’ category.

"I can protect myself. I don't need government security,'' said Thackeray after being informed about the government's decision to scale down his security cover. read more »
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The Shiv Sena appears to be suffering from political paralysis with Raj Thackeray emerging as the sole champion of the Marathi manoos. The Se
na simply did not know what to do as hundreds of Marathi youths protesting Raj’s arrest were lathi-charged by the police. “If we condemned the violence against the Marathi youths, then we would be unwittingly helping Raj’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) read more »
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Source : DNArnrnAfter 14 cumulative hours on the road, Raj Thackeray’s last stop on Tuesday was the police lock-up in Manpada in Kalyan. The leader of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, if police sources were to be believed, would not be accorded any special treatment. read more »
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Raj Thackeray was heard telling the police at the Bandra court that he hadn't slept well on Monday night. By Tuesday night, as he prepared for his first night in a lock-up, he and his lawyers would have lost some more sleep. read more »
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Many in the national capital cheered the arrest of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray Tuesday, though there were fears his "thugs" would let loose a reign of terror against innocent people in Maharashtra from outside the state. read more »
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Here is a quick look at the damage done by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists by Tuesday afternoon following the early morning arrest of party chief Raj Thackeray:

One police van torched on the Western Express Highway

38 BEST public buses set on fire in Bandra suburb and surrounding areas

Six BEST drivers and four conductors injured.

One toll checkpost pelted with stones, dama read more »
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After days of pressure on the state government to rein in Raj Thackeray, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief was arrested at Ratnagiri at 3 am today for Sunday's brutal attack on North Indian rail exam candidates by MNS workers. read more »
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The Maharashtra government is under political pressure to act against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray. Police already have a non-bailable arrest warrant against Raj, but are yet to take any action against him. The MNS chief, too, dared the Maharashtra government to arrest him after his party activists on Sunday attacked young North Indians students appearing for a railway recruitmen read more »
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Condemning the attack on railway board examination centres in suburban Mumbai by MNS activists, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Sunday demanded a ban on the outfit, saying its chief Raj Thackeray was a "mental case". read more »
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About 200 sacked crew members of Jet Airways met Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and urged him to get them reinstated. read more »
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I like Raj Thackeray. I don't like his methods. He is dynamic, charismatic and hugely intelligent. I suspect he met me because of my maiden surname (Rajadhyaksha), and the fact that whether he likes it or not, I am a Marathi manoos. The interview was conducted in Marathi at Raj and Sharmila's Shivaji Park residence. Ironically, it was Gandhi Jayanti — non-violence day! read more »
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Here is some good news for open space enthusiasts.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has finally initiated the process of taking back lands from nine clubs/trusts, including MIG Club in Bandra, Matoshree on Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road, Kamala Vihar Sports club in Poinsur, Prabodhankar Thackeray sports complex and swimming pool at Vile Parle and Prabodhan Krida Bhavan at Goregaon read more »
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