Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said the Maharashtra government must urgently engage in talks with Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange and provide justice to the community.

Jarange launched an indefinite hunger strike at Azad Maidan in South Mumbai on Friday. He declared that he would not leave the venue until the demands of the Maratha community, including reservations in education and government jobs, were fulfilled.

"The government must immediately hold dialogue (with Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange) and give justice to the community," Thackeray told reporters, stressing that a respectable solution must be found.