Mumbai: If Marathi people are not to invoke
Shivaji Maharaj`s name should they invoke that of Ottavio
Quattrocchi, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray said, flaying
Congress president Sonia Gandhi`s remarks at a recent rally in
Maharashtra.
In an editorial in Sena mouthpiece `Saamana`, Thackeray
said "Sonia remarked that political parties are misusing
Shivaji`s name."
"If Marathi people are not to invoke
Shivaji Maharaj`s name, then should they invoke the name of
Ottavio Quattrocchi of Bofors fame," the Sena chief said.
"To fight for the rights of Marathi people has become
a crime (in the eyes of Sena detractors) and to invoke
Shivaji`s name is considered parochial in the Congress
regime," Thackeray said.
"Does Sonia Gandhi understand Maharashtra," the Sena
chief asked.
About Petroleum minister Murli Deora, Thackeray said,
"Deora does not have as much concern for Maharashtra`s
pride as he has for Mukesh Ambani."
Bureau Report
