Ramdas Athawale met Madan Sharma on the latter’s residence in Mumbai
Mumbai:
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Monday met retired Navy officer Madan Sharma who was assaulted allegedly by Shiv Sena employees on Saturday and stated forwarding a cartoon will not be mistaken.
“Shiv Sena shaped the federal government in Maharashtra with the assistance of the Indian Nationwide Congress and Nationalist Congress Get together (NCP). Raut went to Sonia Gandhi and Sharad Pawar with folded arms to request for his or her assist as they did not need to see a BJP Chief Minister within the state. The cartoon was forwarded to honour Shiv Sena and Uddhav Thackerey,” alleged Mr Athawale.
The union minister additionally stated that there is no such thing as a foundation to Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut’s terming Madan Sharma’s act of forwarding the message as misuse of the liberty of expression including that forwarding any put up will not be mistaken.
Mr Athawale met Mr Sharma on the latter’s residence in Mumbai.
When requested about his opinion on Shiv Sena mouthpiece’s editorial that stated Mumbai belongs to folks of Maharashtra, the Union Minister stated that though he agrees Mumbai belongs to Maharashtrians earlier than everybody else, as it’s the state capital, it equally belongs to folks throughout the nation.
“Shiv Sena is correct that Maharashtra has the primary possession over Mumbai as a result of it’s the state capital, but it surely additionally belongs to your entire nation because it provides employment to folks from throughout the nation. Everybody who lives in Mumbai is Mumbaikar. Even Kangana Ranaut calls herself a Mumbaikar. Madan Sharma additionally calls himself Mumbaikar,” he stated.
He additional stated that actor Kangna Ranaut had informed him that she’s goes to be taught Marathi.
Mr Sharma who demanded the resignation of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday informed media that the cartoon that he forwarded was made by an artist Uday Maheshwari.
“Within the cartoon a person is was displaying respect to Sonia Gandhi by calling her mom (Matru Shree) and Sharad Pawar his father (Pitru Shree). I preferred it. It was made by the artist Uday Maheshwari. If anyone has an issue with the cartoon, they need to complain about it to the artist and never me,” stated Mr Sharma.
He added that artist needs to be praised for his creativity.
Shiv Sena chief Kamlesh Kadam and 5 others had been arrested by the Mumbai police after an FIR was registered in reference to alleged assault of retired Navy officer in Mumbai.
They had been later launched on bail.
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