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A time aft Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) main Raj Thackeray criticised BJP person K. Annamalai, the erstwhile Tamil Nadu portion president launched a scathing onslaught connected Mr. Thackeray connected Monday, accusing him and Shiv Sena (UBT) person Aaditya Thackeray for holding meetings conscionable to “insult and maltreatment him”.
“I americium a arrogant lad of a farmer; who are Raj Thackeray and Aaditya Thackeray to endanger me? I americium not adjacent alert that I person go this big,” the BJP person said portion speaking to media successful Chennai connected Monday.
Mr. Raj Thackeray and Mr. Annamalai locked horns aft the second during campaigning for the BJP candidates successful the Dharavi country of Mumbai uttered a connection saying: “Mumbai is not conscionable a Maharashtra city, but an planetary city”.
Calling him ‘rasmalai’, Mr. Raj connected Sunday slammed him for “interfering” into Mumbai’s strategy of things, portion helium is an “outsider” and said: “What is his transportation to Mumbai? [Shiv Sena founder] Balasaheb Thackeray gave the close slogan — Hatao lungi bajao pungi (Remove the lungi-wearing persons, stroke the bugle)”. The slogan is simply a slur utilized by the Shiv Sena successful the 1960s against South Indians moving successful Mumbai.
‘Thackerays are ignorant’
Responding to these remarks, Mr. Annamalai called the Thackerays “ignorant” and said, “If I accidental [late Congress leader] Kamaraj was a large leader, does it mean helium is not a Tamilian? Likewise, if I telephone Mumbai an planetary city, does it disregard the publication of Maharashtrians?”
Mr. Annamalai visited Mumbai past week to run for BJP candidates successful Tamil-dominant regions successful Mumbai for the upcoming civic assemblage elections scheduled connected January 15. During 1 of the run rallies, Mr. Annamalai addressed Mumbai arsenic “Bombay” and highlighted the request for a “triple-engine Sarkar” successful Maharashtra, including a BJP politician successful the State capital’s civic body.
His comments attracted disapproval from the Opposition, particularly Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS, which was reflected successful their nationalist gathering held connected Sunday astatine Shivaji Park successful Mumbai.
Mr. Annamalai besides claimed helium has received threats and challenged the Thackerays, saying: “I person received threats successful writing, wherever immoderate radical privation to chopped my legs. I don’t fearfulness them. I volition travel again.”
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis defended his enactment colleague, saying Mr. Annamalai’s connection is not to beryllium taken seriously. “It is simply a information that Mumbai is an planetary city, but helium did not mean [any harm in] his statement....these radical (Opposition) are treating Annamalai arsenic the Prime Minister.”
