Can't tolerate an eye against Maharashtra, roared Raj Thackeray

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has said that Bangladeshi infiltrators were responsible for the violence held in Mumbai on 11 August in which several police and mediapersons were targeted during a rally in Azad Maidan in Mumbai. Thackeray roared in his way that this will not be tolerated and limits cannot be crossed. Anybody who dares to raise their eyes against Maharashtra, we shall not tolerate.

Addressing a huge crowd in Azad Maidan, Thackeray demanded the resignation of Home Minister R.R. Patil and Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik for failure to foresee and control the violence.

Addressing a public rally at Azad Maidan after a five-km-long procession, Thackeray said that some of the participants in the Aug 11 procession, organised by Raza Academy and other Muslim organisations, had the gall to attack the policemen and mediapersons on duty.

Seeking to prove his point, Thackeray flashed what he claimed was a green coloured passport found from the venue and purportedly belonging to a Bangladeshi, and said that the Muslim procession had many outsiders who dared to attack police and media-persons.

Blaming the failure of police and home department, Raj said that it is surprising that they remained ignorant of how well-prepared the Muslims had come with iron rods, sticks and stones during the procession. He demanded the resignation of home minister and police chief for their failure.

(With inputs from IANS)