Thane, Sep 6 (PTI) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday claimed that anger was being created in society through social media and citizens were being kept embroiled in caste and religious disputes.
Speaking to his party office-bearers in Thane, Thackeray urged citizens to remain alert and avoid falling into traps designed to incite religious conflict to distract the public from pressing socio-economic challenges.
“The atmosphere is being vitiated, and anger is being created in society by heating up the situation through social media. I have the greatest fear that riots will be created during the upcoming Ganesh festival,” he claimed.
He appealed to citizens from both the Hindu and Muslim communities to remain alert.
Thackeray also slammed the Centre, asking if the first quarter GDP growth is 7.8 per cent, then why people are being told to avoid foreign trips and buying gold. Citing what he described as a government report, the MNS chief claimed that 503 companies had shut down their operations in India between 2021 and 2026.
He objected to political messaging in public offices, saying that while Prime Minister Modi’s picture belongs in government spaces, it should not be placed alongside revered figures like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Dr B R Ambedkar and Mahatma Jyotirao Phule.
Last week, a criminal case was registered against his son Amit Thackeray and others for allegedly removing a photograph of PM Modi at the Government Polytechnic Pune.
Raj Thackeray also raised linguistic politics, claiming non-Marathi speakers are being manipulated to spark language disputes. PTI COR GK NR
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