Will give tit for tat if loudspeakers on mosques not eliminated by May 3: MNS chief Raj Thackeray

By PTI

PUNE: Raising the pitch for Hindutva, MNS president Raj Thackeray on Sunday mentioned he’ll go to Ayodhya on June 5 to take darshan of Lord Ram and appealed to “Hindu brothers” to “be prepared” if loudspeakers are usually not faraway from mosques by May 3.

Stating that loudspeakers relaying the ‘azaan’ name is extra of a social difficulty than a non secular one, Thackeray mentioned that they do not need peace within the society disturbed, “but if the use of loudspeakers continues then they (Muslims) will also have to listen to our prayers on loudspeakers”.

“On May 1, I will address a public gathering at Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad). On June 5, I will visit Ayodhya for darshan along with MNS volunteers. I also appeal to others to come to Ayodhya,” the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president informed a press convention in Pune.

When requested concerning the objective of his go to to Ayodhya, Raj Thackeray parried the query, saying he has not travelled out for a very long time. However, talking concerning the Ayodhya go to after the press convention, he mentioned, “So many ‘kar sevaks’ lost their lives for it (Ram temple). And due to the Supreme Court and central government, the Ram temple is being established there. So I want to go there at its initial stage (of construction). Later, once the temple gets ready, everybody will visit it again.”

Interestingly, amid a confrontation between the ruling Shiv Sena and Raj Thackeray, Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday mentioned that state minister Aaditya Thackeray will go to Ayodhya subsequent month. Raj Thackeray reiterated his demand that loudspeakers on mosques be eliminated by May 3 or else MNS will play ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ eulogising Lord Hanuman on loudspeakers exterior mosques.

“People think that loudspeakers atop mosques is a religious issue, but it is a social issue. If you want to play loudspeakers five times a day then we will play ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ five times in front of mosques. I appeal to all Hindu brothers to be prepared. We will wait till May 3 when Ramzan ends. But if they don’t stop, and if they think that their religion is bigger than the judiciary, then we will give tit for tat. The MNS is preparing for it,” he mentioned.

Stating that the MNS by no means needed communal riots to happen within the nation or to disturb the peace, Raj Thackeray mentioned the Muslim neighborhood ought to have a look at the demand for the elimination of loudspeakers from mosques from a humanitarian angle. “We are not opposing their prayers. But if they insist on using loudspeakers then they will have to listen to our prayers on loudspeakers,” the MNS chief mentioned.

He narrated an incident involving a Muslim reporter who had informed MNS chief Bala Nandgaonkar, how he needed to go to the mosque close to his home and ask the administration to close down audio system as his new child baby is disturbed by the loud noise of prayers.

When requested concerning the police motion in opposition to MNS volunteers for taking part in Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers, Raj Thackeray requested why separate authorized parameters are utilized for mosques and MNS staff.

Replying to the purported assertion of a Popular Front of India chief that no person will probably be allowed to the touch loudspeakers atop mosques, Raj Thackeray mentioned, “Our hands are not tied.” When requested about Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut calling him a “new Hindu Owaisi”, the MNS chief mentioned that he would not reply to “lavande” (spineless folks).

“If our processions are attacked then we won’t stay calm. Our hands are not tied. Don’t force us to pick up weapons,” he mentioned when requested concerning the assault on a Hanuman Jayanti procession on Saturday.

Speaking to reporters later, Thackeray mentioned the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim neighborhood gives prayers with out taking part in the ‘azaan’ on loudspeakers. “Doesn’t the prayer of people from the Bohra community reach Allah? They pray without loudspeakers, but others (Muslims) use loudspeakers daily, whereas we are required to get permission to use loudspeakers to celebrate Ganesh festival or Navratri,” he added.