We can achieve goals peacefully

Despite being a warrior community, Kopardi verdict has proved that the Maratha community can achieve goals by exhibiting restraint. And it would maintain this restraint to achieve reservation benefits for the community.

Mansingh Pawaar, the man who first conceived the idea of Maratha silent march at Aurangabad, said: "The verdict would instil faith in judiciary and it would also result in bringing confidence within the society that silent marches too can achieve results."

Describing the Kopardi incident as a triggering point for bringing together the Maratha community without seeking any traditional leader, Pawaar said: "Kopardi incident was so despicable that it had sent a wave of anger in the community. Despite this, the community came together and maintained restrain as well as discipline in all its silent marches across the state and even outside Maharashtra."

Pawaar said that media as a whole, movies and even literature has painted a typical image of Maratha community and the Kopardi incident which resulted in silent marches proved that the community can maintain restraint and discipline despite being warrior by nature.

Stating that reservation issue is now in Court, Pawaar said that community needs to follow it up at government level and if required putting a pressure on Union government, it would achieve what it wants to.

Pawaar, however, made it clear that Kopardi verdict has proved that Maratha community can achieve its goal — be it justice in the Kopardi case or reservation for itself —in a peaceful manner.