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Video: Half-Naked MNS Leader's Son Caught Abusing Marathi-Speaking Woman, Shiv Sena Slams
Nirupam shared a video on X and said, "Drunk out of his senses. Half-naked. An MNS leader's son is hurling abuses at a Marathi-speaking woman. On top of that, he's flaunting his father's influence. See the real face of those who claim to protect Marathi pride. Are these the same MNS people attacking Hindus under the pressure of Muslims?"
The incident occurred amid instances of Raj Thackeray's supporters thrashing non-Marathi speakers over the language controversy in Maharashtra.
नशे में धुत। अधनंगा। एक मराठी भाषिक महिला के साथ गाली-गलौज करता हुआ मनसे का नेता पुत्र। ऊपर से अपने बाप के रसूख़ की धौंस दे रहा है। मराठी स्वाभिमान की रक्षा करने का दावा करनेवालों का असली चेहरा देखिए।
क्या इन्हीं मुसलमानों के दबाव में मनसेवाले हिंदुओं पर हमले कर रहे हैं ? pic.twitter.com/vOkXz1Ev0w — Sanjay Nirupam (@sanjaynirupam) July 7, 2025
Language Row In Maharashtra
Earlier, on July 5, Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) held a joint rally called 'Awaaz Marathicha' at Worli Dome in Mumbai. The event marked the first time in nearly twenty years that Uddhav and Raj Thackeray shared the stage. The rally came after the Maharashtra government scrapped two Government Resolutions (GRs) that aimed to introduce Hindi as a third compulsory language.
The now-withdrawn orders regarding the implementation of the three-language formula in state schools had sparked widespread protests from the Shiv Sena (UBT), MNS, and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction).
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