Mumbai's victory rally will take place today, led by warring but together-for-now cousins Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray, days after the BJP-led Mahayuti government did away with two government resolutions (GR) to introduce Hindi as the third language in schools from Std I.

The language pot is on full boil with Raj’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers allegedly assaulting a shopkeeper who did not speak in Marathi and a huge fallout from the ‘slapgate’. There is a definite edge in Mumbai, with furious political churning. Now, BJP leader Nitesh Rane has fanned the flames, asking whether the MNS will dare go to Muslim-majority places in the city and impose Marathi. Lingo-centric posters are seen all over Mumbai.

The row, which has spread to Pune, is resonating beyond Maharashtra. New Delhi Supreme Court lawyer Vineet Jindal has filed a complaint via email against Raj, demanding the imposition of the National Security Act (NSA), marking the Mumbai Police Commissioner. Jindal said a copy has been marked to the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis as well.