Bal Thackeray slams Congress chief ministers

A day after targeting Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray in the second part of his interview in party mouthpiece Saamna, blasted Congress chief ministers calling them Sonia’s ‘courier service.’

“There are no much rights left with chief ministers as they are like scarecrows. In states where the Congress is in power all the chief ministers  there are like scarecrows. They do not have any power. Look at Jaitapur! Our chief ministershas got his orders from there (Delhi). We will not ask anything, whether he understands anything or not,” said Thackeray.

Taking a dig at the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, without naming him or the party, Thackeray said that parties which were born recently are claiming to carry the blue-print of development. “Their blue-print is ready from ever. But none of it has come in front of people. I do not understand whether it is a blue print or blue film. Why are they scared of people from showing it?” taunted Sena chief.

Thackeray also said that he was not against Indian Muslims but against those who are from outside. Thackeray emphatically said that he had no complaints, grudge or enmity with the Muslims of India. His ire, he said, was directed only against those coming from outside the country and creating problems here.

“I have no grudge or enmity against the Muslims who have been living here since generations. My objection is to those who have sneaked into the country from outside. They should be caught and lynched or kicked out,” he said.

Thackeray was referring to Muslims from Pakistan and Bangladesh in this context.

“They come and incite our Muslims. In the Konkan region (of coastal Maharashtra), the extremist elements who have sneaked in from outside are influencing our Konkani Muslims and spoiling them,” he said.