Kanpur, November 21: Accusing Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray and MNS workers of promoting regionalism, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia today said he is a Maratha himself but does not believe in “separatism”.
“I am a Maratha and my family has a glorious history of 350 years but we never divided the country on the lines of caste and creed because we believe that we are Indians first, then our caste is of any importance and then our religion, the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry told reporters here.
“Despite being a Maratha, my family never indulged in separatist ideology because we belive in a united India,” he said.
“On the name of saving Marathi sanctity, Shiv Sena tried to divide people on these lines and now MNS has taken the job.
–PTI