In remarks laced with sarcasm, an editorial in Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ said the placard ‘shocked the opposition leaders and awakened the nationalist sentiment in them.’
The Shiv Sena on Thursday hit out at BJP leader and former CM Devendra Fadnavis for targeting Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray over the “Free Kashmir” placard displayed by a woman at a protest in Mumbai against the JNU violence.
When Mehek Prabhu, a Marathi woman from Mumbai stood up for the pain of Kashmiris by holding the placard, the opposition termed it as “sedition, the Shiv Sena said, adding that there cannot be a “dirtier example of irresponsibility”.
In remarks laced with sarcasm, an editorial in Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ said the placard “shocked the opposition leaders and awakened the nationalist sentiment in them.” “They attacked Chief Minister Thackeray and asked how this anti-national activity can happen right under his nose. The allegation was so frivolous that the opposition leaders made a mockery of themselves,” it said.
“This is not good for the state…we are worried for the opposition,” the Shiv Sena tauntingly said. After the placard with “Free Kashmir” message was seen at the protest at Gateway of India here against the JNU violence, Fadnavis had asked what exactly was the protest for and if Chief Minister Thackeray will tolerate this “anti-India campaign” right under his nose.
