'Turned Secular, a Term You Hated?' It's Maha Guv vs Thackeray in 'Letter War' Over Reopening of Temples
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'Turned Secular, a Term You Hated?' It's Maha Guv vs Thackeray in 'Letter War' Over Reopening of Temples

News 18  

A ‘letter battle’ ensued between Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and governor BS Koshyari on Tuesday over reopening of religious places during the ‘unlocking’ process amid coronavirus. Calling Thackeray a “strong votary of Hindutva”, the governor said that he is wondering if the CM is “receiving any divine premonition to keep postponing the reopening of places of worship time and again’. Responding to the question on ‘secularism’, Thackeray wondered if to Koshyari Hindutva meant merely reopening places of religious worship and if not opening them was to him being secular. Speaking to reporters in the wake of Koshyari writing to Thackeray on reopening places of worship, Raut said the Shiv Sena’s Hindutva is firm and based on strong foundation and they don’t need lessons on it.

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News 18  

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Live Mint  

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News 18  

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News 18  

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4 years, 2 months ago

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