Language row: Auto driver slapped by Sena (UBT) workers over ‘anti-Marathi’ remark

A video showing Shiv Sena (UBT) workers assaulting an auto-rickshaw driver in Palghar for allegedly insulting the Marathi language and icons has gone viral. The driver was forced to apologize publicly. The incident follows a similar action by MNS workers against a food stall owner for not speaking Marathi, highlighting tensions over language use in Maharashtra.

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