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Jul 01, 2025
MNS workers assault restaurant owner over language dispute
On Mira Road in Thane, three Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers confronted an elderly North Indian restaurant owner for not speaking Marathi.
Things got heated quickly, and the workers ended up assaulting him—a moment that was caught on video and widely shared online.
TL;DR
Incident comes after Raj Thackeray's statement on Hindi-Marathi issue
The video shows the owner saying he doesn't know Marathi before being slapped. The attack has sparked strong reactions across social media, with many condemning the violence.
This incident comes around the time MNS chief Raj Thackeray spoke out against pushing Hindi over Marathi in local schools, emphasizing that no single language should be forced on everyone in a multilingual country like India.