"Will Go To Jail For Marathi": MNS Worker To NDTV After 'Slapgate' | Read

A worker of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has justified slapping a food stall owner in Thane district over not speaking Marathi, and expressed willingness to go to jail for the linguistic cause. Trade unions have condemned the assault on the food stall owner, Babulal Khimji Chaudhary, 48. A worker of the regional party led by Raj Thackeray, however, told NDTV they will never apologise for attacking people who refuse to speak Marathi. MNS worker Amol Patil, who went to Thane's Kashimira police station where the accused had been summoned, said they do not attack people without reason.