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Mumbai Belongs to All of India - Chidambaram

  •   Mon, Feb 01 2010 05:32:55 PM

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Slamming the Shiv Sena for its controversial "Mumbai for Marathis" slogan, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday said such a "pernicious" thesis has to be rejected and the city belongs to all of India.

"We reject the thesis of Shiv Sena. Mumbai belongs to all of India and all Indians are free to live and work in Mumbai," Chidambaram told reporters.

"As a matter of policy, we reject the theses of the Shiv Sena and the MNS (Maharashtra Navnirman Sena). These are pernicious theses and they have to be rejected," he said.

The home minister said that the Maharashtra government was "competent" to handle the situation in Mumbai after the Shiv Sena Sunday objected to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) view that the city is for all Indians.

"If the government of Maharashtra seeks our advice, we will advise them. But I am sure they are competent to manage the situation," Chidambaram said.

  

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  • allwyn thomas pais, mumbai,mira road

    Tue, Feb 02 2010

    I salute you sir for your bold statement,mumbai is not vegetables or fruits as if purchased by bal,raj & udhav. It belongs to every body,mera bharat mahan.

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  • harik coutinho, palimar (karnatka)

    Tue, Feb 02 2010

    I agree with home ministar coment mumbai belongs to all indians.every citizen of india has right move one place to other.dont divide india again.be united india.vandhe mataram.

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  • Frederick Pinto, Shirva

    Tue, Feb 02 2010

    Mumbai is belongs to all of Indians and all Indians are to live and work in Mumbai. If I lived in mumbai should I be forced to speak Marathi? My opinion is that nobody should be forced to learn native language. People who choose not to learn a local language. Respecting a marathi language is absolutely must. Many Marathi,Tamil and Kerala people living, working in Karnataka and we dont say Karnataka is only belong to Kannadigas.

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  • Lancelot N Tauro, Mangalore/Doha Qatar

    Tue, Feb 02 2010

    BOMBAY is getting revenue, tax because of INDIANS. BOMBAY belongs to ALL INDIANS. Our DK (undivided districts) people contributions to Bombay highly appreciated. JAI HO. Being a citizen of India we are INDIANS first, restrict to compare on current situation at Australia on Indians.

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  • Henry Misquith, mangalore\Bahrain

    Mon, Feb 01 2010

    NOBODY in INDIA is discriminated. but these selfish, vote bank oriented foolish politicians are seems to be working on the payroll of Pakistan. Bal,Raj and Uddhav are fooling not only illiterate people but also literate community in the name of Job, language etc. JAI HO MUMBAI.

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  • A.S.Mathew, U.S.A.

    Mon, Feb 01 2010

    Shiva Sena, as they claim, has a birthright on Bombay. Now the RSS is counter attacking the claim for mere political scoring. But, Almighty God has a masterplan to create another political storm, wait and see.

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  • shahnawaz kukkikatte, dubai/udupi

    Mon, Feb 01 2010

    I agree with PC. Mumbai was built by the sweat and blood of all Indians and not by marathis only. What Mumbai today is because of contribution of all sections of people of this country. Mr Thackery is taking false pride over it just to garner political mileage and consolidate marathi vote banks. These dirty politicians stoop to a level that no one can imagine. For them blood of common man has no value. Mr Thackery even in this age is thirst for blood of poor people! Can Thackery walk free and cozy without body guards? He and his parivar are confined to Mumbai only. They dare not travel outside Mumbai. Just goonda raj.

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  • ISMAIL K PERINJE, PERINJE/YANBU-KSA

    Mon, Feb 01 2010

    IT IS VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT OUR FEDERAL HOME MINISTER FORCED TO GIVE AN STATEMENT"MUMBAI BELONGS ALL OF INDIA"WHAT A SHAME!!!INDIA BELONGS TO INDIANS!! ANY DOUBT? THIS IS THE SITUATION WE HAVE IN INDIA FOR A CETAIN LEVEL.REGIONALISM,RELIGION,LANGUAGE,CASTE,CREED&UNEDUCATION ARE MAIN SET BACK FOR INDIA'S GROWTH IN THE ALL FIELDS BESIDES THESE NARROW MINDED/ANTI-NATIONAL SENEs&DALS.IF THESE GROUP OF SMALL IN #S ARE NOT CENSORED,INDIA WILL NOT REMAIN AS ONE INDIA.EVERY PARTY NOT GOING AS PER MERIT OF THE ISSUE INSTEAD CREATING VOTE BANK POLITICS AND THAT ENDING WITH DIVISIONS AMOUNG INDIANS.GIVE A SERIOUS THOUGHT(UNION HOME MINISTRY) TO CURB ANTI NATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THESE OUTFITS.

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  • Jude, Mangalore Dubai

    Mon, Feb 01 2010

    I support the first part of the Minister's statement that Bombay belongs to all Indians, but on the second part that the state government is capable enough to take care of the situation, i have my serious doubts. It is because of the impotency of this state government that lumpens from the shiv sena and MNS are getting bolder and more violent with each passing day. Their leaders are spewing venom and keep making bold statements, as if no law prevails in the country. Yet the state government has not taken any action so far. Things are getting uglier by the day and unless stringent action is taken and these elements are crushed with a heavy hand nothing is going to change, and the poor migrants from the north will keep getting thrashed by these cowards and sadak chaaps.

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