: Maha: Governor sparks an inferno with anti-Marathi remarks, douses it after uproar #IndiaNEWS #Other News By Quaid NajmiMumbai, July 30 (IANS) Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari again landed

Maha: Governor sparks an inferno with anti-Marathi remarks, douses it after uproar #IndiaNEWS #Other News
By Quaid NajmiMumbai, July 30 (IANS) Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari again landed in a hot soup this time after his perceived anti-Marathi remarks, but after a major political row, he made a tactical retreat, here on Saturday.
The stinging salvos were fired in Mumbai on Friday when he lauded the contributions of the Gujarati and Rajasthani communities to the progress and development of Maharashtra, at a ceremony.
If you remove Gujaratis and Rajasthanis from the state, especially Mumbai and Thane, then nothing will be left. Mumbai will lose its tag of the countrys commercial capital without them, Koshyari declared.
The utterances sparked into a political inferno with all major political parties the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party, Congress, the ruling Chief Minister Eknath Shinde faction and his ally Bharatiya Janata Party and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena flaying Koshyari, though Vanchit Bahujan Aghadis Dr Prakash Ambedkar patted the Governor.
Chief Minister Shinde termed it as the Governors personal views which he did not support and said that the contributions of the Marathis to the state and Mumbai can never be denigrated.
Mumbai has progressed and got fame as the financial capital because of the hard work of Marathis. The Governor must ensure that the Maharashtrians pride and image are not hurt by his utterances, said Shinde in Nashik.
BJPs Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis categorically said: We dont support the Governors views and was supported by ex-minister Ashish Shelar, though MLA Nitesh Rane took an opposing viewpoint.
The Marathis are famed the world over for their achievements in all sectors and fields. Their contributions to the progress of Mumbai and Maharashtra is significant, and even the Governor is aware of this in his hearta We are not with him, said Fadnavis.
Ex-CM and Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray said Koshyari has insulted the people of the state and now deserves to be shown Kolhapuri chappals (footwear).
He regularly keeps making such controversial statements and does not maintain the dignity of the august office he occupies. He is trying to divide communities and even the Hindus by naming Mumbai and Thane where civic polls will be held shortly. Now its time to consider whether this parcel named Koshyari should be packed off from here or put behind bars, said an agitated Thackeray.
In a sharp attack, Congress General Secretary Sachin Sawant said the Governor habitually demeans and defames Maharashtra and its people, and those who have sent him here should take him back.
Slamming the Governor, NCPs Chief Spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said Koshyari has forgotten that it were the Marathis who gave their lands and labour to make the industries and businesses of the migrant communities profitable.

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