Mumbai: Addressing his first public rally in nearly three months, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray continued with his tirade against North Indians.
Challenging Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Yadav, Raj Thackeray threatened him against doing Chhath Puja in Mumbai.
"Let Lalu come and does Chhath Puja outside my house. He will not go back," Raj said at the second anniversary rally of the MNS at at Shivaji Park on Saturday.
In February, Raj Thackeray had ridiculed Chhath Puja calling it a drama and said that it had become a means of show of strength by the Biharis and North Indians.
"There are Punjabis, Sindhis, Parsis and all kind of people. Why don't we feel threatened by them? But these North Indians are showing their strength. There is Garba, Dandiya, Durga Puja. But I have never felt that they are showing strength. But why during Chhath Puja we feel that they are showing their strength," Raj told his supporters at the rally.
He also justified his stance against Amitabh Bachchan whom he had accused of being more loyal to his home state of Uttar Pradesh than Maharashtra.
He also claimed that all anti-social elements in Mumbai are from North India.
"What wrong did I say about Amitabh Bachchan. He fought the first election in UP. Didn't he act only in Bhojpuri outside? He became the brand ambassador of UP. All the goons from UP are in Mumbai. The first school in Aishwarya's name is in UP. What wrong did I say?" he asked.
"I only said that if Amitabh can have love for his state, why cant I?" he continued.
Raj also used Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss' statement, where he had said that UP and Bihar were responsible for spreading polio, to target the North Indians.
"Ramadoss said that polio is spreading from UP. Did I say that? And Amitabh keeps coming in ads to take polio drops," he added
"The Maharashtrains are united since they were suffering daily. So that is what I said. These media and bhaiyyas (people from UP and Bihar) are threatening us. Mayawati and Mulayam are trying to take over Maharashtra," he said
"Amitabh Bachchan's wife said that she doesn't know anyone else than Bal Thackeray. But she knows my plot in Maharashtra. She knows where my land is but she doenst know me?"
He also dared the government to arrest him saying only the celebration of Maharashtra Day would be allowed in the state.
"Only Maharashtra Day will be allowed to be celebrated. No other day will be allowed to be celebrated. Let the government arrest me if they want," he said.
He also asked for 100 per cent reservation for Maharashtrians in local job and added that they are capable of doing all kinds of work.
"Who said Marathi kids don't work? Who delivers your paper, who delivers your lunch at office? They do all kind of work," he said.
Raj was arrested by Mumbai Police in February for making inflammatory speeches that led to violence against migrants from Bihar and UP by MNS workers
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