Raj Thackeray firm on deadline to remove loudspeakers from mosques
The HinduRefusing to budge on the issue of removing loudspeakers from mosques, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday warned Muslims that if they do not accept his request, then he should not be held responsible for what occurs in Maharashtra after May 4. Addressing a jam-packed audience in Aurangabad’s Marathwada Sanskruti Mandal ground, Mr. Thackeray, in a bid to reaffirm his hardline Hindutva credentials, exhorted the Hindu community to remove loudspeakers playing azan from mosques after May 4. Even college students decide their friendships today based on caste,” Mr. Thackeray said, accusing Mr. Pawar of playing divisive and casteist politics. Incidentally, Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray had similarly played his hardline Hindutva card at the same venue as Mr. Raj Thackeray’s speech in Aurangabad in 1988.