Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, who sparked a controversy demanding the removal of loudspeakers from mosques across the State, on Thursday lauded the Yogi Adityanath–led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh removing loudspeakers from religious establishments, “specially the masjids”.
“I wholeheartedly congratulate and stand grateful to the Yogi government for having removed the loudspeakers from religious places, especially the masjids. Unfortunately, in Maharashtra we don’t have any yogis, only ‘bhogis’ [hedonists]…Here’s hoping and praying good sense prevails,” said the MNS chief in a message he posted on Twitter.
