CM: BJP MP Dubey's comments on language row inappropriate
on Tuesday said BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's comments on the language row were "inappropriate".
Speaking to the media at Vidhan Bhavan, Fadnavis said Dubey spoke in the context of an organisation, not about the Marathi manoos in general.
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"Yet, in my view, it (Dubey's remark) was not appropriate because the meaning that comes from it creates ambiguity among people," he said.
Dubey had said, "You people are surviving on our money. What kind of industries do you have? If you... beat those who speak Hindi, you should beat all those who speak Urdu, Tamil, and Telugu. If you are such a 'big boss,' come to Bihar, UP, TN - 'tumko patak patak ke maarenge'."
Fadnavis said the contribution of the Marathi manoos in defending the country's culture was historic and these experiments (to divide people) would not work. "The Marathi manoos does not think small; he thought of the entire country, not just about Maharashtra. When invaders tried to destroy India's culture, it was Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj who fought to defend it. Even at the battle of Panipat, Ahmed Shah Abdali wrote a letter to Marathas offering a pact: he said if he got Punjab up to Peshawar, now in Pakistan, and Balochistan, he would recognise the rest of Bharat as part of Maratha empire.
Marathas refused it. Their aim was to save Akhand Bharat. Even today, Maharashtra contributes the most to GDP."
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