Mumbai: In the wake of the upcoming civic body polls, the language politics has heated up again in Mumbai. The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has objected to the alleged use of Gujarati signboards and menus at Sakhi Gruha Udyog in the Girgaon area and has issued a 15-day ultimatum to replace them with Marathi signage. Two days ago, workers of Raj Thackeray’s MNS visited the establishment and objected to the use of Gujarati on the signboard, bill book, and menus. MNS functionary Dinesh Punde...Read More

Mumbai: The controversy over missing Marathi on signboards has now intensified along the Mumbai–Ahmedabad National Highway. On Thursday, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers forcibly took down Gujarati signboards from several Gujarati and Kathiyawadi hotels along the highway in Thane and Palghar districts, insisting that signage must be in Marathi. Raising the question “Is this Palghar in Maharashtra or Gujarat?”, MNS workers staged protests targeting hotels whose boards prioritized G...Read More