Raj targets North Indians, dares govt to arrest him-India-The Times of India

Raj targets North Indians, dares govt to arrest him-India-The Times of India

Raj targets North Indians, dares govt to arrest him
3 May 2008, 2218 hrs IST,PTI

MUMBAI: Defying police warning on making provocative speeches, MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday resumed his 'war of words' against north Indians, saying he would not allow them to 'destroy' the culture of Maharashtra.

Daring the government to arrest him, Raj said only Maharashtra Day should be celebrated in Maharashtra.

"Let the government arrest me if it wants. I am not afraid. I maintain my stand that only Maharashtra Day should be celebrated in Maharashtra," he told a rally here to mark MNS' second anniversary.

Justifying what he said about superstar Amitabh Bachchan, he took a swipe at his actor-wife Jaya for her comments on him (Raj) and scoffed at Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav.

Raj ostensibly was mocking at Jaya for her comments at a press conference in which she had said the only Thackeray whom she knew was Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray.

The MNS was formed after he broke away from Shiv Sena following differences with his cousin and the party's executive president Uddhav Thackeray.