Maharashtra MLA Ravi Rana – at the centre of the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ row in Mumbai – has slammed chief minister Uddhav Thackeray for neglecting the state and running a ‘Hitlershahi’ government, but declared he was withdrawing his protest because prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit Sunday to attend the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Awards Ceremony.
“Our aim was fulfilled, though Ravi Rana and I couldn’t reach ‘Matoshree’ (Thackeray’s Mumbai residence), ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ that was supposed to be chanted by us was chanted by bhakts,” Navneet Rana, Ravi Rana’s wife, said.
“Shiv Sena has become a party of goons. Uddhav Thackeray only knows how to file offences against people and put them behind bars. He’s creating a Bengal-like situation in Maharashtra,” she added.
Ravi Rana and Navneet Kaur Rana, an independent ,MP, had said they would recite the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ in front of ‘Matoshree’ at 9 am.
