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| By Samudranil Mukherjee |
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Thursday, February 11, 2010 (09:51:25) |
| Tags : My Name is Khan, Shiv Sainiks, Shah Rukh Khan |
Sena - Maharashtra battle heats up: Uddhav not backing down |
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| Mumbai: Seems like the political tussle centering the film "My Name is Khan" would continue to linger for some time to come. There are possibilities that Shiv Sainiks could launch violent protests on Friday when the Shah Rukh Khan film is releasing - the state government is just trying everything in its reach to make sure that such a thing does not happen.
On Wednesday more than 1600 members of Shiv Sena were taken in judicial custody by police. 59 more have been taken under arrest and accused of vandalism and violence in Mumbai. A significant amount of these leaders have been taken in remand till Monday.
Authorities have sent notices to 50 more leaders of the party asking them to not participate in protests. These are mostly mid level functionaries of Shiv Sena. Uddhav Thackeray, one of the prominent faces of the party has however, refused to back down. He has also vowed that he would be implementing his father, the Shiv Sena supremo, Bal Thackeray's decision of protesting against Shah Rukh Khan. Incidentally, Shah Rukh had incurred the wrath of the party by supporting the inclusion of Pakistani cricketers in the Indian Premier League. |
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