Shiv Sena activists protest against writer Shobhaa De outside her Mumbai residence

On Wednesday, Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik moved a breach of privilege against De while objecting to her tweets on the issue.

While the ruling BJP defended the decision saying it would promote Marathi cinema, De had tweeted through her official handle @DeShobhaa, saying, “No more pop corn at multiplexes at Mumbai? Dahi misal and vada pav only. To go better with the Marathi movies at prime time.”

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Referring to the government’s move as ‘Dadagiri’, she had also tweeted, “I love Marathi movies. Let me decide when and where to watch them, Devendra Fadnavis. This is nothing but Dadagiri.”

Another tweet from her said, “Devendra ‘Diktatwala’ Fadnavis is at it again!! From beef to movies. This is not the Maharashtra we all love! Nako! Nako! Yeh sab roko!”

Responding to the privilege motion, Shobhaa tweeted on Wednesday, “Now a privilege motion demanding an apology from me? Come on! I’m a proud Maharashtrain and love Marathi films. Always have. Always will!”

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