Mumbai, November 10: The Raj Thackeray-led MNS, whose MLAs assaulted SP legislator Abu Azmi in the assembly for taking oath in Hindi, today warned him on speaking against Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray.
Shortly after Shiv Sainiks gheraoed Azmi in the Vidhan Bhawan premises for his anti-Thackeray remarks, MNS legislators also came out in defence of the 83-year-old Thackeray.
Commenting on an editorial in Sena mouthpiece today, Azmi had remarked that “Thackeray has gotten old and speaks like a child.
“MNS will not tolerate a single word against Balasaheb.
“We will force Azmi to leave Mumbai if he speaks anything against Thackeray,” MNS group leader in the assembly, Bala Nandgaokar, told reporters.
Thackeray is like god for lakhs of people in Maharashtra and no one will tolerate anything against him, he said.
Four MNS MLAs were suspended yesterday from the Maharashtra assembly for assaulting Azmi after he took oath in Hindi.
–PTI