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.

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Raj Thackeray arrested and out on bail already

Live report from all the Indian news channels are reporting that Raj Thackeray is already released on bail. He was arrested and released all in a blink of an eye for a mere surety bail amount of Rs15,000. Huge crowds and supporters of Raj Thackeray with tight police protection is seen leaving the court at climbing into the car. Probably on his way to plan his next move. I wonder what that would be. Can you believe?

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Raj Thackeray likely to be arrested today

Mumbai, Feb 12 (ANI): Mumbai police is likely to arrest Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray today for allegedly disturbing harmony among different communities in the city.
The Mumbai Police had lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against Raj on Monday.
The FIR was registered at Vikroli police station. Raj is booked under non-bailable Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for inciting voilence in the city.
Mumbai was rocked by voilence on Februaury 3 when Raj had outraged people from Bihar by calling the Chhat festival a ‘drama’.
The Raj Thackeray-led MNS has been targeting north Indian migrants living in the metropolis and taken objection to celebrations like Chhat puja and Uttar Pradesh Diwas in Maharashtra.
He also criticised film star Amitabh Bachchan, calling him an out and out regionalist, for favouring Uttar Pradesh over Maharashtra. He scathingly referred to West Bengal ’s Communists as non-liberal and unsecular.
He criticised English and Hindi language journalists while addressing a press conference, for reporting in a biased manner on his activities over the last few days on Saturday.
Barring both English and Hindi language journalists from a “Marathi only” press conference, Raj appeared more obstinate than ever on his insistence that those wanting to live in Maharashtra should adopt the ways of Maharashtrians.
Earlier, violence had rocked Maharashtra as the Samajwadi Party (SP), which is largely based in Uttar Pradesh, took out a rally despite the threat of disruption by Thackeray. (ANI)