It was the most expected moment of 2006 when Raj Thackeray, the young turk announced the formation of a new political party the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) yesterday at a grand rally in Shivaji Park, Dadar. The flag of the party was unveiled much earlier – that of green, saffron and blue stripes and what most believe depicts the 3 communal fronts of Muslims, Hindus and the Dalits. The message was loud and clear. He’s taken a great leap by breaking away from his uncle’s agenda of appeasing the hindus and fighting for hindutva by embracing the 3 together.
I admire Raj more for his cartooning calibre than his political. He’s a commercial artist like I am from the JJ School of Art. I was once a spectator at his art exhibition in the year 2000 called ‘Chehere Mohere’ (marathi) where he had shown his prowess with the pencil. The 38 year old has got charisma no doubt and he’s one of the few maharashtrian mass leaders which the Sena would have liked to stay behind. The MNS according to Raj will fight for the ‘sons of the soil’ and will practice the politics of development. The party promised to stay away from vote bank politics and instead be a modern, secular party.
I am happy for one reason that Mumbai has now got a leader and party of its own. Atleast we have a hope of something substantial happening in developing this island into a world class city. I hope Raj does not disappoint me.
hi bhooshan… its been very very long.. remember the times when we used to have those crazy graphic websites? ;-) I never updated my site back then.. lol Its been sooo long.. I was just trolling the net when i remembered your url.. glad to see you’re still running this place with as much gusto as you started off with.. and yeah, i STILL love your layout :-D
Also good to see that surfunion is still running..
regards,
Asfaq.
Yes I do remember you asfaq. Thanks for the kind words and keep visiting my website :-)
Rising of this nephew hopefully will give a whiff of fresh air and his stance of secularism will hopefully help it gain the lost foot in the local soil. Though I relaly hope he does not give in to the ‘politics’ of rule and will strive to work for the local workforce and combat the entry of illegal migrants into the city, which has already taken a toll on the city and reached it to its collapsible brink.
Mumbai is in urgent requirement of sane and able citizens who can stand on their 2 feet to voice their concerns about the lack of civic amenities in the city. If that does not happen and migrants keep flocking in, the political leaders, young or old will have nothing much to do about it. This city is probably on its death bed.