Last Updated Jul - 05 - 2025, 12:46 PM | Source : Fela News
MNS workers assault food vendor in Thane over language disagreement, leading to police action and public debate on identity, respect, and the need for calm dial
A small food stall in Bhayander, Thane, became the center of a viral storm this week after a troubling video surfaced. In it, workers from the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) were seen confronting and physically assaulting a vendor for not speaking in Marathi.
According to reports, some people wearing MNS dupattas asked a food vendor to talk to Marathi in Thane. When he responded in Hindi, one of them slapped him. Passengers were surprised to see all this, while the group described its actions as an attempt to show "Marathi pride".
The police immediately took action after MNS workers attacked the food vendor in this dispute over language in Thane. All the seven activists were detained and notices were given to them. Although he was later released by warning, the incident has launched a deep debate over the need for peaceful dialogue in a society with identity, honor and cultural diversity on social media and local news channels.
For many people it was not just a clash of once. This incident revived the dangers of imposing language, identity and cultural identity through fear. Maharashtra is a proudly multilingual state, and such incidents remind us how critical this balance can be.
Residents in Bhayander are now urging political leaders to send a stronger message about tolerance. Respect, they say, can’t be demanded it must be shown first. And in a state where people speak many languages, kindness might just be the most universal one.
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