Just ignore the Thackerays

Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Saturday asked people not to attach much importance to what the Thackerays say and accused the Thackeray family of fighting among themselves to strengthen their political base in Maharashtra.

Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Saturday asked people not to attach much importance to what the Thackerays say and accused the Thackeray family of fighting among themselves to strengthen their political base in Maharashtra.

Dont attach much importance to what they say. It is their family problem…to strengthen their (respective) political base, the former Maharashtra chief minister said when asked to respond to Bal Thackeray and Raj Thackerays anti-North Indian tirade. It reflects how low their (the Thackerays) thoughts are…, Deshmukh said.

Asserting that Mumbai is an international cosmopolitan city and there is no problem for anybody whatsoever,he said the name Maharashtra signifies a state having a large heart (Maha Rashtra) and that trivial opinion of a handful of people should be ignored .

On Bal Thackerays repeated comments in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna,Deshmukh said a bunch of petitions are pending before different courts against his write-ups. Though freedom of press is there,write-ups should be within the legally prescribed limits. And several cases are pending against it (for Saamna write-ups)…, he said.

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