Four held for thrashing Wadala resident over social media post against Maharashtra CM

After a man from Wadala was beaten up by Shiv Sena workers for writing an objectionable post against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday, four men were arrested in connection with the assault on Thursday. The resident of Wadala Hiramani Vijendra Tiwari had alleged that he was thrashed by Shiv Sena workers who also tonsured his head. The police had registered an FIR against five people in connection with this case.

Hiramani Vijendra Tiwari on his assault

Tiwari said, "On December 19, I posted that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's comparison of Jamia Millia incident with Jallianwala Bagh was wrong. After that 25-30 people thrashed me and tonsured my head." 

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Uddhav Thackeray’s Jallianwala Bagh comparison 

In a shocking remark, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray equated the violence in the Jamia Millia Islamia University with the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in which the British opened fire killing hundreds of unarmed people. He claimed that there was an attempt to instil an atmosphere of fear in the minds of the youth. Contending that the country could not be stable if the young people were provoked, he requested the Centre not to do so. Moreover, he described the youth as a ‘bomb’ which could explode anytime.  

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The Maharashtra Chief Minister remarked, “The way in which the police barged into the University and indulged in firing, it seemed as if the days of Jallianwala Bagh have returned. An effort is being made to instil an atmosphere of fear in the country and the youth, similar to that of the Jallianwala Bagh incident. I fear that a country where the youth is provoked, the country cannot be stable. I want to tell the Centre to not provoke the youth. The youth are the strength of the country. The youth is like a bomb and do not try to ignite the bomb.” 

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Aaditya Thackeray's appeal to Sena workers

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray sent a message to Shiv Sena workers to remain calm and not reply to trolls and appealed the workers to not subject themselves to answer to these trolls. He also asked Sena workers to focus on fulfilling promises given to the people by Shiv Sena during the elections. In a tweet on Tuesday afternoon, Thackeray said that giving an answer to these 'nasty trolls' who abuse everyone, including women and children "shouldn't be our job". He reiterated his appeal to remain calm.

(With ANI Inputs)

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