The president of the Federation of Retail Traders Welfare Association (FRTWA), a trader’s body in Mumbai, had spoken out about the alleged threats and intimidation he was facing. He stated in a column in this newspaper that he has been singled out in a hate campaign, after he spoke out against a recent state government decision telling shop owners that the Marathi language name sign on their shops should be as big if not bigger than that of other languages. It should be prominent and visible, it stated.

The signboard issue has reared its head once again and with this government decision, we are sure to see tremendous controversy and some very contentious times in the near future.