A young man in Nalasopara was beaten, partially stripped, and dragged on the road by MNS and Shiv Sena (UBT) workers over allegedly abusive social media posts against Thackeray leaders. The viral video has sparked outrage and raised concerns over mob justice.
Another case of violence over linguistic politics came to light from Virar, Palghar district, Maharashtra. A migrant auto-rickshaw driver was brutally beaten in full public display by the supporters of Uddhav Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) after a prior confrontation video over the use of the Marathi language had gone viral on social media.
Speaking to the media, Raut said, "No. We have done our work. We have said what we had to say and made our decision. This file is closed for us now," Raut said.