Play Hanuman Chalisa if you hear loudspeakers 'blaring azaan': Raj Thackeray

Undeterred by registration of a case against him Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MNS president Raj Thackeray on Tuesday urged people to play the Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers on Wednesday wherever they hear loudspeakers blaring azaan Islamic prayer callIn an open letter he asked people to lodge complaint with the police by dialling 100 if they are distributed by the sound of azaanOne must complain daily the MNS leader saidI appeal to all Hindus that tomorrow the 4th of May if you hear the loudspeaker blaring with azaan in those places play Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers Thats when they will realise the hindrance of these loudspeakers Raj Thackeray said in the letterAppeal to all pictwittercomptN8sLUA8Zmdash Raj Thackeray RajThackeray May 3 2022All local mandals and vigilant citizens should start a signature campaign over the issue of loudspeakers atop mosques and submit it to the police station in their locality he saidThackeray had earlier given an ultimatum to the state government to remove loudspeakers from mosques by May 3Earlier in the day the Aurangabad police registered a case against the MNS chief days after he called for silencing loudspeakers atop mosques from May 4 while addressing a rally in the central Maharashtra city an official saidIn the letter Raj Thackeray also attacked the Shiv Senaled Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government saying the ruling coalition stands feeble over the issueInvoking Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray the MNS president drew Chief Minister Uddhav Thackerays attention to a statement of the late leader all loudspeakers rpt loudspeakers need to be silencedAre you going to listen to this or are you going to follow nonreligious Sharad Pawar who is responsible for keeping you in power Let people of Maharashtra witness what is going to happen Our country doesnt have so many jails that can arrest the Hindus of our country This very fact should be recognised by all the governments he saidThe Sharad Pawarled NCP is a key constituent of the MVA governmentThe MNS chief claimed loudspeakers are unauthorised and so are many mosquesHow is it possible that the government has authorised permissions to unauthorised masjids to use loudspeakers And if permissions are being granted then Hindu temples need to be given permissions to play the loudspeakers the MNS leader saidMaintaining that the issue of loudspeakers is not religious but a social one Raj Thackeray said people of every religion are exposed to noise pollutionWhich religion propagates assembling and sitting on the middle of the road to pray and cause immense traffic jams This is main reason for my statements to the Muslim community that this is a social issue affecting the public Kindly take cognisance of the same he saidIf steps are taken to turn this social issue into a religious one then we too can give a befitting reply Raj Thackeray warnedHe said issues like unauthorised mosques loudspeakers and prayers being held on the middle of the roads need to be addressed dulyThe Hindu festivals are restricted under the facade of schools and hospitals being around However mosques are exempt from such restrictions he claimedThis 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