Raj Thackeray reiterates May 3 deadline for removal of loudspeakers atop mosques

Amid the ongoing political row over the use of loudspeakers at mosques Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MNS chief Raj Thackeray warned and said that if loudspeakers are not taken down then the Hanuman Chalisa would be played with double volume compared to Azan from May 4Addressing a gathering at Sanskrutik Mandal Maidan in Aurangabad where a huge crowd was gathered the MNS chief said Today is the first day of Maharashtra Maharashtra Day I wont listen from the 4th day from now Wherever we will see a loudspeaker we will also chant Hanuman Chalisa in front of the loudspeaker in double volumeThackeray further said that loudspeaker is not a religious issue but it is a national issue and warned that if they dont stop then we will also take a standThis is not a religious issue It is a national issue but if you stop us we will also take a stand All the loudspeaker speaker is not under the law and it is illegal The Supreme Court already said it was illegal it was not a matter of Sambhajinagar Aurangabad it was a country issue When we take sabha they say it was an education zone a temple zone you cant take sabha but for them there is an objection Who gave you rights asked the MNS chiefJustifying his point that the loudspeaker is topic is not a religious issue it was a national issue he said One journalist asked me why do you take a stand on loudspeakers today I said that we chant Hanuman Chalisa and Muslims should listen A Nashik journalist told me that he is a Muslim and that he also has a problem with loudspeakers His children cant sleepHe further requested the state police to stop the use of loudspeakers otherwise and if loudspeakers are not removed we wont keep quietHe also announced that he will do more rallies in Marathwada Vidarbha and other cities as well I will do rally in all cities Vidarbha Kokan west Maharashtra east Maharashtra he saidThe MNS chief further said that further slammed Nationalist Congress Party NCP chief Sharad Pawar for spreading poisonlike caste politicsSharad Pawar says that we are against the country Pawar you divided this state in caste politics Now Pawar has suddenly started speaking about Shivaji Maharaj Has Pawar ever taken the name of Shivaji When I said Pawar is an atheist they got disturbed and click photos with gods Your daughter said that my father is an atheist Pawar you read only what is comfortable for you My grandfather Balasaheb Thackeray believed in Hinduism and you should read his books My grandfather was a believer in dharma I have brought here a few references for Sharad Pawar These are references from my grandfathers writings My grandfather had started Hindu Missionary Movement My grandfather started public Navratri UtsavPawar poisoned Maharashtra Pawar played hate politics Sharad Pawar ji I wont take one stand I wont speak on any particular caste he addedThe loudspeakers row started when the MNS chief on April 12 when gave an ultimatum to the Maharashtra government seeking the removal of loudspeakers from mosques within May 3 failing which he warned MNS workers will play Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakersThis 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