Weighing in on the language row in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said there is nothing wrong with requesting someone to speak in Marathi. However, he added that his government will not tolerate manhandling anyone in the name of language, reported news agency ANI.

"It is natural that the Marathi language will be requested to be spoken in Maharashtra. This is not wrong," Devendra Fadnavis told reporters in Delhi on Thursday.

"But any controversy over language, or manhandling anyone over the language, will not be tolerated. We have taken strict action when any such incident has taken place. If anyone attempts to do any such thing, we will take action," he added, reported ANI.