People of Maharashtra will thwart attempts to vitiate atmosphere: CM Thackeray

Maharashtra is known for communal harmony and its people will foil attempts to vitiate the atmosphere of brotherhood in the state Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on the eve of the states foundation day on SaturdayIn a statement released ahead of Maharashtra Day he also said people will give a befitting reply to those trying to tarnish the states imageMaharashtra was formed on May 1 1960The state has been witnessing a political slugfest between the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA coalition of the Shiv Sena NCP and Congress and the opposition BJP Recently MNS chief Raj Thackeray sought to corner the Shiv Sena which swears by Hindutva by demanding that loudspeakers on mosques be removedThe people of Maharashtra are capable of giving a befitting reply if anyone is hatching a conspiracy to hurt the pride of Maharashtra and defame it chief minister Thackeray said in the statement as he greeted people ahead of Maharashtra DinMaharashtra will continue to march ahead no matter how many crises it faces and people will never forget the sacrifices of those who shed their blood for the cause of Samyukta united Maharashtra he saidThe state remained in the forefront in areas like agriculture industries and investment even during the COVID19 pandemic Thackeray saidHe also lavished praise on the administration for discharging duty with courage during the pandemic and other natural calamities the state faced in the past twoandhalf years and also for foiling attempts to defame and discourage the stateHe also hailed Maharashtras icons Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Savitribai Phule Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj and Babasaheb Ambedkar and othersToday unfortunately the ideology of social revolution of these great leaders is being ignored by ending the harmony among castes and religions in Maharashtra for the sake of selfinterest and ambition Thackeray saidMaharashtra is known for communal harmony restraint and conducting itself with conscience he addedThe state respects the federal system and has been discharging its duty of contributing towards the growth of the nation the chief minister addedI am sure that in the time to come my brothers and sisters will thwart all attempts aimed at vitiating the atmosphere of harmony brotherhood and unity for which Maharashtra is known he saidEverybody including opposition parties should come together so that the states name shines bright in the country and the world the chief minister saidBesides Raj Thackerays ultimatum on loudspeakers the state also witnessed another political row playing out when independent MP Navneet Rana and her husband and MLA Ravi Rana announced that they would recite the Hanuman Chalisa in front of Uddhav Thackerays private residence Matoshree hereThe couple dropped the plan eventually but were arrested for sedition and promoting enmity between different groupsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever