Salman, Suneil Shetty support Raj Thackeray

The support building up for Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray just got extra muscle on Tuesday.The MNS leader had already got support from the Marathi film fraternity, now it's coming in from Bollywood as well.After actor Nana Patekar signed a petition pledging his support against the gag order on Thackeray, it is now the Khan khandaan that's backing the north Indian immigrant basher.Salman Khan, brother Sohail Khan and writer father Salim Khan signed the petition on Tuesday supporting the MNS leader. Joining them is also Suneil Shetty.The MNS had launched a signature campaign in support of Thackeray, who was gagged by the high court after his inflammatory comments launched a series of violent incidents in the state last month.The letter, being distributed by the cine artists association already got Patekar's signature on Friday along with some others.In a letter attached to the petition, Patekar pointed out that the manner in which Thackeray made his point is debatable, but preserving the Marathi language and culture is an important issue.Raj Thackeray had led violent movement against north Indians working in Maharashtra especially Mumbai.Thousands of poor labourers from Bihar and UP had fled the state, which generated widespread criticism from across the country.

Source: NDTV