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It is a win-win situation for Raj Thackeray. He must have desired to get arrested. That keeps him in the headlines and also steals the media limelight from his main rival, the Shiv Sena. To his followers, indeed to a large number of Marathi youth in Mumbai and Maharashtra, the arrest confers on ....Read more

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MUmbai cowboyBy: Laalit Mehta | Thursday , 23 Oct '08 16:05:13 PM Reply | Forward earlier communal violence was fight between two or religious groups, now we fight on the basis of language, a hindu killing a felow hindu, wonder what the VHP , RSS or the Bajrang Dal have to say or do for this. Are they listening or, are just busy seeking apology from Harbhajan sing for the Ravana Act. No body is above the law, well who said so, we just saw Mr. Raj Thakery walk free.

Marathi underdogBy: Harish | Wednesday , 22 Oct '08 18:40:03 PM Reply | Forward When a younger sibling is hankering the elder one for a long time, he gets fed up (read over the brink)and hits his younger pestering one. Guess what? Quite naturally the mother comes along and hits the elder one before finding out who had been the underdog all the while!! Hope you understand the anology. In case u have not, - For years these railway exams are being held slyly in Mumbai without the knowldge of the local marathis, so when it hankers the unemployed wannabe marathi breadwinner there are impulsive volatile reactions. (Just today when the Biharis burnt the trains in Biihar the Hindi news channels called their anger as 'Jaayaj' , but when the marathis do that, they call it goondaraj.

Rogue ThackereyBy: Sambuddha Gupta | Wednesday , 22 Oct '08 15:14:24 PM Reply | Forward In the days of the 'licence raj' the Centre had played a step-motherly role towards the 'hindi-belt', eastern-India

Mumbai CowboyBy: Shirish | Wednesday , 22 Oct '08 8:16:46 AM Reply | Forward A somewhat balanced analysis of the situation though it is not answering the specific point- employment in Railways. It can be very clearly seen that not many Marathi people are seen in Railways. When Marathi people are lectured about the freedom, constitution etc. why the same people don't preach to the politicians like Lalu and Paswan that the same very constitution does not bestow upon them the right to only employ people from UP, Bihar in Railways in Mumbai, Maharashtra. If this would not have been the case there was no need of Raj Thackeray and his MNS agitating for this. Moreover is it not surprising that these types of agitations do not take place for examinations of say LICs , Banks etc. It is high time the bureaucracy in Railways and the Railway ministry be asked to explain why in Central Railway/ Western Railway hardly any Marathi people are seen though their head quarters are in Maharashtra- Mumbai being a part of it - leave alone all other railways.

RAJ THACKERAYBy: SANJIV | Wednesday , 22 Oct '08 6:31:40 AM Reply | Forward Urban phenomenon will overwhelm Raj; just as it overwhelmed Balasaheb. 30 years of power in BMC but ShivSena could not change the character of the city. The 'Maratha' elite ignorant about urban melting pot and content with grabbing the real estate around Mumbai/Pune have only one agenda - how to break the vote bank of Marathi Manoos in and around Mumbai and Raj is a perfect tool. Whether he boomrangs on them is a matter far too distant. For that he has to humble the might of Sena at electoral hustling - a formidable task. At the most he will split the consolidated vote of Sena and deliver the non-marathi population, specially North Indians to Congress and NCP. However, if SP,BSP and Laloo compete for this vote then its debacle for Congress. Gujjus and even South Indians may opt for Sena-BJP because its HINDU credentials. One will have to wait and watch - whether Raj boomrangs on Congress and NCP or electorate boomrang on all three partners.

Bajrang balis, dreadiest terrorists By: nimmi USA | Wednesday , 22 Oct '08 4:06:15 AM Reply | Forward Now we all witness, who are the real militants, terrorists, bomb blasters, SHIV SENAVHP/BAJRANG DAL/ IKAR DUKAR disgruntled followers, families starving,on hungerpath,no other course left with these street goondas.Where are the other DUeo, bal/uday, Parvin Togadia, Ashoak Singl, Advani, Amar SinghMaya wati, Amar singh as well Bachans, apologiged for what, goongs of the samecolor, chip, gutter. Advani will bark, as and when he see the BOMBAY IN FLAMES,CM Deshmuk too dance to the gutter tune, had the rascal anti/north indian jackals rippedin the start, he would not have provoked the whole other minorities, nationalities,buttime is a great healer, time will teach the TRIO a lesson, never in their family ever dreamor live like a common bombay wala....Need of the hour, immediate chopping off head/neck/arms/legs of P TOGADIA/ASHOAK SINGAL/ BAJRRAN BALIS, as the police force prone to torture inoocents,forced to drink urines, the recent cruelty reported ..

indiaBy: india | Wednesday , 22 Oct '08 3:58:46 AM Reply | Forward superb ! excellent ... you have got wat Raj wants . i read all papers but all were condeming Raj for dividing nation but ... you have got his approach . some bad days he will have to get for coming into power but finally he has done it ... u r going to see the effect in next election .

No excuses.By: rohit | Wednesday , 22 Oct '08 0:11:26 AM Reply | Forward This si absolutely unbeliveable. You are trying to givbe a reson to Raj's action. This si a criminal act and he shoudl be strongly handled. Lawlessness gives rise to these things. In gujrat it was allowed and so now it is happening all over thecountry. The center and tehpeople have to rise and strongly condemn thsi action

comment on article 'Mumbai Cowboy'By: Sunil | Wednesday , 22 Oct '08 0:04:18 AM Reply | Forward This is the media where the words Congress, Mumbai are underlined but not Dalit