Complaint filed against MNS chief Raj Thackeray for “provocative” remarks

A criticism was filed on Monday (July 14, 2025) in opposition to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for his feedback made throughout a speech on the NSCI Dome on July 5. 

Nephew of Bal Thackeray, Mr. Raj, allegedly mentioned that if folks from different States are overwhelmed, they need to be overwhelmed, however no movies must be made.

A written criticism was filed by three legal professionals, Pankajkumar Mishra, Nityanand Sharma and Ashish Rai to the authorities to analyze the statements made within the speech. The legal professionals requested authorities to take authorized motion in opposition to Mr. Raj in order that “public peace” isn’t disturbed. 

“On July 5, 2025, Raj Thackeray made hateful and provocative statements in a public assembly. Throughout his speech, the directions “Don’t make any video as proof of any such incident” is clearly aiding and abetting a severe and premeditated crime and in addition the intention to destroy or conceal proof is obvious, which is against the law below numerous sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC),” talked about the letter. 

Marathi-Hindi debate has taken centre stage in Maharashtra, with a number of cases of violence, together with the latest incident of Mira-Bhayandar, through which a non-Maharashtrian was slapped for not talking Marathi, and the MNS was not allowed to protest. A number of different incidents had been reported in Virar and Palghar.

The legal professionals additionally highlighted that the MNS has subjected residents from different states to language-related atrocities, beatings and public humiliation, which is “unconstitutional” and disrupts “social concord”. The criticism additionally requested authorities to probe the incidents of assaults by MNS staff and demanded that the suspects be booked.