Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has launched a scathing attack on the BJP, alleging that those seeking to separate Mumbai from Maharashtra are in power at the Centre and in the state, and warned that if they control the municipal corporations, "Marathi manoos" will be rendered powerless.

In the first part of a joint interview of Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, published in the latter`s party mouthpiece Saamana on Thursday, the Maharashtra Nanirman Sena (MNS) chief said he and his cousin have come together not for their existence but for that of "Marathi manoos" in the state.