Mee Mumbaikar , Rest Bangladeshis

Bal Thackrey has issued warnings to Bangladeshies, Biharies, and UPites. Finally, he has put all three of them at same level. They all are not welcome. But this is only a toned-down Thackrey.

In 70s, he was against the blood of South Indians in Mumbai. Then his ire turned towards Bhaiyyas and Biharies. Lately, it's those non-Maharashtrians, who have come to Mumbai since 1995. The politics has changed him, but not changed enough. Even the thumping in the state elections has not taught him lessons. He has lost Mumbai, and even Pune.

He says that Maharashtra is for Marathi manus, and preference should be given to local people for the jobs. Pray, but who disagrees. There is no claim to Maharashtra, and as far as state level jobs are concerned, locals should be definitely preferred.

But all Central Services take all India exams. Selection is entirely on merit And what about these Bajajs, Tatas, Ambanis etc. Why should they remain in Maharashtra? They should also move to their respective states, and bother about their own community. But all are rich and creating wealth.

Logic has never worked for him. Like his regionalistic umbrage was to gain political mileage, his attempt to placate non-Maharashtrians just before election was also to garner their valuable votes. But public is no fool. Just analyze this.

There has been severe drought in Maharashtra, three years preceding this year. Eighty thousand children have died in villages due to malnutrition. Inflation and petro prices are sky high. There is strong anti-incumbency both against state and center government. Still Shiv Sena managed to lose. Both Marathi and non-Marathi speaking people have shunned him.

Here, both Mahrashtrian and non-Maharashtrian are living amicably. No problem with each other, even if the cultures are different. I can understand spoken Marathi, while most Maharashtrian can both read and write Hindi. I only hope that Shiv-Sena does not succeeds in creating any rift.