MIRA/BHAYANDaR: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Friday said if Hindi was made mandatory for Classes 1 to 5 in schools in Maharashtra, his party will “shut down schools”. Speaking at a rally in Mira Bhayandar, he referred to CM Devendra Fadnavis’s latest reported statement that the three-language policy will be implemented in the state. Earlier…
Raj Thackeray (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) supremo Raj Thackeray on Friday lashed out at the chaos and violence that erupted at the Maharashtra Assembly, questioning the decline in political standards and decorum. Referring to the clash between BJP and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar faction) leaders, Thackeray called it a reflection of an…
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing row in the state over the “imposition” of Hindi, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has instructed party members to refrain from making any public or media statements.“A clear directive… No one from the party is to interact with newspapers, news channels, or any digital media,” Thackeray said in a…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday dismissed the ongoing language row in Maharashtra, saying there is no “Hindi vs Marathi in Maharashtra” and slammed the BJP for comparing it to the Pahalgam terror attack.Speaking a day after the state government rolled back its contentious three-language policy, Aaditya said, “This controversy exists…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Saturday welcomed the thaw in ties between Thackeray brothers against the “imposition of Hindi” in Maharashtra” by the Bharatiya Janata Party.A critique of the three-language policy under NEP himself, Stalin slammed the Centre for “withholding Rs 2,152 crore in funds under Samgara Shiksa Abhiyan” and asked…
NEW DELHI: “What Balasaheb Thackeray could not do, chief minister Fadnavis has managed to do.” This is what Raj Thackeray said as he shared the stage with his estranged cousin Uddhav Thackeray after almost twenty years.This came after both parties – MNS and Shiv Sena (UBT) – took credit for compelling the Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra…
Uddhav Thackeray (left) and Eknath Shinde NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday targeted Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde for raising the “Jai Gujarat” slogan in a rally a day earlier.Addressing a joint rally with Raj Thackeray in Mumbai, the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief said, “Gaddar (Eknath Shinde) said ‘Jai Gujarat’…
NEW DELHI: Sharing the stage with Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray on Saturday took a dig at Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, saying that he brought the Thackeray brothers together after 20 years.Addressing a rally, Raj Thackeray said Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has managed to bring him and…
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday clarified that his party is not opposed to the Hindi language, but stands firmly against its “imposition”, especially in schools across Maharashtra.Thackeray made the remarks while speaking to reporters after participating in a protest event in south Mumbai, where…
NEW DELHI: Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, once estranged cousins vying over Bal Thackeray’s legacy, are now uniting in opposition to the imposition of Hindi in Maharashtra’s schools. In a post on X, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut announced that Thackeray’s brothers will jointly lead a protest march on July 5 against the imposition of…