Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Amit Thackeray has issued an appeal to his party workers, urging them to stand by the Maratha community members who have gathered in Mumbai as part of the ongoing agitation for reservation.

In his message, Amit Thackeray described the protesters as “farmers, labourers, youth, and people dependent on small pieces of land” who have left behind their homes and villages to participate in the protest. “They are our own brothers. It is our responsibility to ensure that they do not face hardship while they are in the city,” he said.

माझ्या प्रिय महाराष्ट्र सैनिकांनो,

सध्या आपल्या मुंबईत राज्याच्या कानाकोपऱ्यातून आलेले हजारो मराठा बांधव आंदोलनासाठी जमले आहेत. मराठा आरक्षण हा विषय शासनाच्या हाती आहे, त्याचा निकाल काय लागेल हे काळ सांगेल. पण एवढं मात्र नक्की, आज जे इथे उभे आहेत ते आपले बांधव आहेत. pic.twitter.com/Um2mcQJVF8