Shiv Sena threatens Shahrukh Khan for “supporting” Pakistan players

By ANI
Friday, January 29, 2010

MUMBAI - Shiv Sena Party on Friday issued a warning to Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan for supporting the selection of Pakistan players in Indian Premiere League (IPL) tournament.

Khan, also a franchisee of Kolkata Knight Riders cricket team in the IPL, had said he wished Pakistan cricketers were playing in the forthcoming edition of this cash-rich tournament.

Khan had made the statement on Wednesday, while promoting his upcoming film ‘My Name is Khan’ in India’s western Ahmedabad city.

Threatening with consequences, Shiv Sena spokesperson, Sanjay Raut, said, “If he has courage, let him take the players… Shahrukh Khan talks about Pakistani players, if he has courage let him take them, let them play, we will see what is to be done then.”

Raut also hit out against Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, franchisee of the Mumbai Indians team of the IPL, for his comment that Mumbai belongs to all Indians.

Admitting that Mumbai and Maharashtra are parts of the country, Raut said, the first right belonged to Maharashtrians, when it came to issues like employment.

“Mumbai is the capital city of Maharashtra and Shiv Sena or Shiv Sena chief have never said that Mumbai or Maharashtra do not belong to the country. We are responsible citizens of this country and Maharashtra is also a part of the country. But when it comes to employment or any such other issue, the first right belongs to the natives (of the city),” said Raut.

Ambani’s comments drew strong criticism from Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray who lashed out against the industrialist in the party’s mouthpiece ‘Saamna’.

Shiv Sena is known for its violent anti-immigrant rhetoric, and the stringent belief that Mumbai belongs to the ethnic Marathi community and not “outsiders”. (ANI)

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March 15, 2010: 6:59 am

shahruhk khan i am in probalm can u help me plz i gave
bake same lown 2.lack .can u gave me 2 lack i will gave u per/mothe retarnd i am soo distrub plz help me god help u all the time my dowah hy.my email is zafar_iqbal19@yahoo.com plz u my last moohmeed ho no person will help me .plz thank zafar


Harini
February 9, 2010: 1:04 am

I’ve noticed half of India’s youth throwing ‘You guys are dumb asses’ remarks and banners at the Shiv Sena online. What we need is a concentrated focussed effort if we’re ever to emerge from the Shiv sena’s choke hold. Mere emails and offhand remarks really aren’t going to accomplish much.


NILESH DARNE, PUNE
February 4, 2010: 4:39 am

I heartly support to SHIVSENA.Why we require pakistani player if we have lot of tailents in local player.Give chance to them,give IPL as a platform to them.And why we give support to this pakistani player as they dont have any worthiness to stand on our INDIAN soil.If Shaharukh has any responsibility about nation then he must choose Indian local Ranji player.

JAI HIND

January 30, 2010: 5:44 am

I strongly condemn Bal Thakre for his remarks given against Shahrukh Khan in his mouth-organ newspaper through which he uses to play his hate speech. Every Indian barring a few hundred gang men (I will not say party men) of Thakres (both Raj and Bal) will firmly condemn statement given by Mr. Raut, spokesmen of Mr. Bal Thakre that he as desired by his mentor Bal Thakre, cannot allow Khan to invite Pakistani player to play cricket in Mumbai, that Khan should go to Karachi or Islamabad for living he has so much love for Pakistani players. Thakre’s gang men passed dirty remarks against Shahrukh Khan‘s newly produced and acted film “My name is Khan”.
Shiv Sena Sainiks created ugly scene in Mumbai by tearing out posters of Khan’s film and causing loss to public property at some places. All these happened before camera of media. It was well exposed on almost all TV channels. There is no doubt in it that both Thakres have crossed limit in their hate speech, not once or two or three times but on several times in the past. Police remained silent spectator of all these ugly events.
Hate speeches or Mr. Bal Thakre or Mr. Raj Thakre are two sides of the same coin. They passed condemnable remarks against North Indians on so many occasions in the past. They created ugly scene in state Assembly during oath taking ceremony in the recent past. They did not spare even great industrialist Mr. Mukesh Ambani, great cricketer Mr. Sachin Tendulkar and great Film star Mr. Abhitabh Bachhan who are reputed and respected not only in India but in the entire world. Thakres named above did not spare even unskilled workers like coolies, taxi drivers, student and roadside workers who are from other states and working in Mumbai or in Maharashtra or who do not know Marathi or who are Hindi speaking.
Their remarks against Khan or any Indian who hail from other states or who do not know Marathi are absolutely bad and very much irritating against any Indian and undoubtedly promote hatred ness in entire Muslim community not only in Pakistan but also in India and elsewhere in the world too. Their remarks have annoyed North Indians living in not only in Mumbai or Maharashtra but also all who lives outside Maharashtra.
Such type of condemnable speech and bad behavior of Thakres have created fear among all servicemen, businessmen, professionals, filmmakers, industrialist and traders of Maharashtra. Thakres have badly polluted business environment and adversely affected social harmony. Thakres have endangered unity and integrity of the country; federal structure provided in Indian Constitution has faced brutal attack by these Thakres.

Every non-Marathi will fear in going to Mumbai and a day will come when Marathis will be beaten and abused if found outside Maharashtra.
India is crying for Indians being attacked In Australia. Indian government has in the recent past advised students to avoid Australia in view of continuing racial attacks on Indians in Australia. Such advice by government of India is acceptable to some extent. But it is painful that Indians are attacking now Indians in India and out central government is silent spectator of what have been repeatedly happening for last several years. Indians will perhaps not digest and never like if the same government at Delhi advises Non- Marathis to keep away from Mumbai and the state of Maharastra only because of terror created by Thakre’s hooliganism. UPA must make it stand clear before it is too late.
When Varun‘s tongue slipped during his election speech in UP last year, the chief Minister of UP Ms Mayawati booked Varun Gandhi under National Security Act (NSA). Central government indirectly supported the action taken by biased Mayawati only because Varun Gandhi belonged to Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP). Mr. Rahul Gandhi and Ms Sonia Gandhi extended their veiled support to UP government in keeping Varun in jail without proving any charge and that too under NSA, which is meant for using against anti national elements. Almost every party condemned Varun and his party BJP for his so called hate speech. Why are they silent on Raj Thakre or Bal Thakre is a million dollor question and now people of India want answer from them for this discriminatory attitude.
I am unable to understand why Mumbai police and Maharashtra state government is not arresting Mr. Bal Thakre or Mr. Raj Thakre or anyone who misuse the freedom of speech granted under Democracy, who is dividing Indians and creating hatred ness, disturbing social peace, whose speech is against the spirit of the democracy or who is posing threat to business climate and economic health of not only Maharashtra but also entire nation.
Police of Maharastra says that they will not hesitate to take action against those who acts against the established law. I would like to ask Mumbai police whether the acts of Shiv Sainiks shown on TV is lawful and whether the hate speech of Mr. Bal Thakre published in the newspaper is good for peace living Indians. I am unable to understand why and how long these lame excuses of police officials have to be tolerated by Maharashtra government and common Indians.
Are police officers not forcing civilian to take laws in to their hands to punish extremists like Bal or Raj Thakre. I will be fully justified n saying that there is full support of Maharastra government to police officials and it is they who advise police community not to take action against above Thakre and his associates because it ultimately helps Congress Party to create their vote bank and divide the vote banks of other parties like Shiv Sena and BJP. Obviously Congress Party has vested interest in promoting the hate culture and it is Congress party, which is dividing the nation on the ground of caste or region or religion and putting blame tactfully on other National Parties in the name of secularism. Congress Party is in fact creating another Bhinderwale in Maharashtra for self interest and there is no doubt that the party will lose its image in Maharashtra as it faced erosion in the sate of Punjab.
I however do not hesitate in condemning Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh; the head of the country for being silent spectator of open rape of democracy in the hands of Thakres and their gangsters. Inidans want to see his effectiveness and not lame excuses that it is the duty of state government to control law and order ina state. Indians dreamed of good governance in the hands of Man Mohan Singh. But unfortunately Mr. Manmohan Singh has shattered all dreams. His simplicity and honesty is of no use and will prove very mush costly for the country.

If honorable Man Mohan Singh continues to allow anarchy to grow in the fashion it is growing in Maharashtra and spreading in other parts of the country slowly but steadily like cancer of corruption or naxalism or terrorism. Price rise is adding fuel to fire. I have no doubt that Man Mohan Singh is facing erosion in his respectability in the country. There is no hesitation to me in requesting voters of Maharashtra to teach a lesson to Congress Party and Shiv Sena in the next election. I do not hesitate in blaming BJP too who is associated with party like Shiv Sena for the sake of political survival in the state of Maharashtra.
As of now people are so much annoyed with Mr. Thakre and I am fully confident that Indians will praise any individual or any political party, which take initiative to isolate and penalize Shiv Sena, all over the country. Political party breaking relation with Shiv Sena at this stage will gain political advantage instead of loosing.
DanendraJain
Ganaraj Choumuhani Agartala
30th January 2010

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