‘Speak Marathi Or Get Out': Seat Dispute In Mumbai Local Turns Into Language Debate
The dispute originally began over seating arrangements but quickly turned personal, with the woman's language choice becoming a flashpoint.
A routine commute in a Mumbai local turned into a heated argument after a verbal altercation broke out between women passengers in the ladies' compartment, reportedly over a seat.
The spat quickly turned into a debate over language, with a group of Marathi-speaking women allegedly demanding a fellow passenger stop speaking in Hindi and switch to Marathi.
The incident took place in a crowded compartment and was also captured on video. In the footage, one woman is heard objecting to being addressed in Hindi, insisting that Marathi be used instead. The disagreement originally began over seating arrangements but quickly turned personal, with the woman's language choice becoming a flashpoint.
'If you want to stay in our Mumbai, speak Marathi; otherwise, get out," she told her.
Several videos making the rounds on social media show MNS workers confronting shopkeepers, auto drivers, and even bank employees for not speaking Marathi.
In one such incident, a medical shop employee was beaten and forced to apologise publicly for allegedly posting a WhatsApp status deemed disrespectful to the Marathi language.
In another separate incident, a Vikroli-based Rajasthani shopkeeper was assaulted by local Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers after he allegedly posted a WhatsApp status 'insulting the Marathi Manoos (Marathi-speaking people)'.
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