'Was told not to, but I did'': Abused by MNS leader's drunk son, Mumbai influencer Rajshree More files new FIR; says language politics breaking nation
MUMBAI: In a fresh twist to the escalating language row in Maharashtra, social media influencer and entrepreneur Rajshree More on Wednesday filed a fresh FIR at the Amboli police station, citing threats she has received over the last two days — allegedly not just from anonymous sources online, but also from within the film industry.
This comes a day after a viral video showed More being abused and threatened by Rahil Javed Shaikh , the son of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Javed Shaikh. Rahil, allegedly in a drunken state, had rammed his car twice into More’s vehicle and hurled abuses while invoking his father's political clout.
Accompanied by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Nirupam, More said she approached the police again after being continuously threatened for two days.
"I am receiving threats. I am being told 'laaton ke bhoot, baaton se nahi maante'. I am being warned to keep my mouth shut. I am not afraid at all. I wasn't afraid that night too when I went to the police station alone and filed FIR. I was being convinced that please don't file FIR against our son, we beg you. However, I didn't listen to them," news agency PTI quoted Rajshree as saying
She condemned the weaponisation of language politics in the state. “We respect the Marathi language. It is my language too. But that does not mean it must be forced on others. Now our Hindustani identity is being broken into pieces. Politics over language is dividing the country.”
Calling for legal intervention, she added: Political parties that survive by pitting people against each other in the name of language and vote-bank politics must be stopped. This is how the powerful try to crush the weak in Maharashtra.”
She alleged that she was being punished for defending the rights of migrant workers.
“I spoke up for those who come here and work hard. For that, I am being targeted. Despite being Marathi myself, I was called a traitor — ‘Vibhishan’ — by people claiming to represent Marathi pride.”
(With agency inputs)
This comes a day after a viral video showed More being abused and threatened by Rahil Javed Shaikh , the son of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Javed Shaikh. Rahil, allegedly in a drunken state, had rammed his car twice into More’s vehicle and hurled abuses while invoking his father's political clout.
Accompanied by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Nirupam, More said she approached the police again after being continuously threatened for two days.
"I am receiving threats. I am being told 'laaton ke bhoot, baaton se nahi maante'. I am being warned to keep my mouth shut. I am not afraid at all. I wasn't afraid that night too when I went to the police station alone and filed FIR. I was being convinced that please don't file FIR against our son, we beg you. However, I didn't listen to them," news agency PTI quoted Rajshree as saying
She condemned the weaponisation of language politics in the state. “We respect the Marathi language. It is my language too. But that does not mean it must be forced on others. Now our Hindustani identity is being broken into pieces. Politics over language is dividing the country.”
Calling for legal intervention, she added: Political parties that survive by pitting people against each other in the name of language and vote-bank politics must be stopped. This is how the powerful try to crush the weak in Maharashtra.”
She alleged that she was being punished for defending the rights of migrant workers.
“I spoke up for those who come here and work hard. For that, I am being targeted. Despite being Marathi myself, I was called a traitor — ‘Vibhishan’ — by people claiming to represent Marathi pride.”
(With agency inputs)
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