Shiv Sena's Anti-Tamilian Tirade: That 60s Feeling Again In Mumbai?
Shiv Aroor explains how the Shiv Sena's anti-Tamil tirade is not new but rooted in the 1960s 'sons of the soil' movement led by Bal Thackeray. From Marmik fuelling migrant hate to slogans like 'Lungi Hatao, Pungi Bajao', to attacks on Udupi restaurants, theatres, and livelihoods of South Indians-and asks why this divisive playbook keeps returning to Mumbai's politics.
