Mumbai, Dec 16: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has received a fresh death threat, this time in the form of a letter, from the Sarvodaya Samaj in Bihar. Written and signed by Ashok Kumar Singh, who claims to be the founder president of the Samaj, the letter states that ‘five revolutionaries of the Samaj have decided that one of them will kill Thackeray before December 25.’
Taking the threat seriously, the police have heightened Thackeray’s security. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone V, Milind Bharambe, confirmed that Thackeray had received the letter.
“The letter was sent to Thackeray’s residence. It states that Thackeray will be killed before December 25,” he said.
Asked about the letter at a press conference, Thackeray dismissed it saying that he received several such threats earlier. A newspaper on Tuesday published the alleged contents of the letter.
The letter written in Hindi states: “Five revolutionaries of the Sarvidaya Samaj have taken a decision in the name of our motherland that one among us will kill you in the same way you and your men have persecuted the Hindi speaking population in Mumbai.
A few days ago, MLA Abu Azmi was thrashed in the Assembly because he wanted to take his oath in Hindi. We can tolerate everything but not insult to Hindi. Hence, you will be killed before December 25, 2009 .”
ACP Madhukar Sankhe, said, “We have not registered any case in this regard as Thackeray has briefed us about the letter. He has also handed over the letter to us and we have already started the interrogation. The possibility of the letter being a hoax is also not ruled out.”
–Agencies