"Congress leaders will now come to offer you money. I suggest you take the money but don-t vote for them," said Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray at his first election rally in the city on Monday on the Mutha riverbank. However, this statement might get the fierce orator in trouble with the Election Commission EC.


No holding back: Raj Thackeray at his first election rally held at Mutha riverbank on Monday. Thousands turned up to hear the MNS leader. During his address, he not only attacked the Congress but also took potshots at his cousin, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray. Pic/Mohan Patil 

Sources said that the wing of EC that looks into cases of breach of model code of conduct had taken cognisance of the speech and will look into the matter. Apurva Wankhede, the deputy election officer, said, "Our vigilance team keenly looks into any attempts to breach the model code.