As Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray is set to address a rally in Aurangabad on Sunday amid the row over loudspeakers in mosques, Shiv Sena chief and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray too has decided to embark upon a political outreach campaign by addressing a rally in Mumbai on May 14. He accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of dividing Hindus for the sake of votes.
Kicking–off the second phase of the ‘Shiv sampark abhiyan’ by addressing party leaders on Saturday, Mr. Thackeray directed his colleagues to start working for the upcoming local body polls.
Slamming the BJP, Mr. Thackeray said, “They have a typical way of functioning. Just like they did to others in West Bengal and Kerala, they are trying to portray us as anti–Hindu. Mamata didi defeated them by winning more seats. We always say Maharashtra shows the way to the country. Now it is time to do that again. Understand the BJP’s game–plan. Division among Hindus and creating Marathi versus non–Marathi narration is that ploy.”
