Maharashtra Din !!!

Recently the Maharashtrian issue and Marathi language made a lot of noise in the political senario.Initially I had no doubt in my mind that whatever fuss these political parties created were nothing but a publicity stunt.But the amount of noise that MNS made compelled me to wonder that is this more than a cheap publicity stunt?Has it happened that in Raj Thakrey we finally have a person who genuinely cared for the "Marathi Manoos" and his cause?

Yesterday was "Maharashtra Day".So all these thoughts came creeping back to my mind...But I had business to take care of.I had to leave to pune (from Nasik).Knowing the amount of rush on long weekends I decided to book private bus ticket.When I went to book the ticket, I saw a south-indian person sitting at the tickit counter.They agency was also owned by a Shetty.I said to myself...."Yes, this is a job in Maharashtra which could have been done by a Marathi Manoos as efficiently as the Shetty, but this is an opportunity snatched by a Non Maharashtrian in Marathi land...Raj Saheb is right! "I booked the ticket never the less.

Then I looked at the ticket and found out that it was printed entirely in english.The attacks on McDonalds came back to my mind.Even these buggers need to be taught a lesson.Shouldnt they show some respect to Marathi in Maharashtra?Shouldnt the tickets also be printed in Marathi?Or atleast it should be in both the languages?Much like what happens with the Post Office forms?

After waiting for about 45 Mins the bus came.The "Bhaiyya" driver got down and started shouting in his typcal Bhaiyya tone to the people to get in to the bus.Now every one knows how uncultered these "Bhaiyyas" are.So what the hell does is he doing as the driver?Shouldnt it be a marathi manoos driving the bus?

Then I looked at the bus...this was a bus which was running only between Stations in Maharashtra, and yet not a word was printed in Marathi!!!Gujrats bus have their name plates and tickets in Gujrati even if it is coming to Maharashtra.Go to Karnataka...everything there is in Kannada...So why shouldnt the same happen in Maharashtra?I was wondering why MNS spared these travels?

Just as they attacked the poor shop owners shoulnt they be attacking this travel agency as well?This is an agency which is voileting every thing that MNS has been saying for past so many months.English display boards, earning opportunity to Non Maharashtrians, employing the rowdy Bhaiyya's! And yet the MNS has been overlooking it...why?The answer can be found out by mearly glanicng at the photo.I have given a couple of photos of different buses of the same travels agency.

Take a look at the bus :

In case you dont know Neeta Volvo is Owned by none other than Raj Thakrey!!!

To run his bussiness Raj doesnt mind giving the agency of his highly sucessful Neeta Volvos to non-maharashtrian.He obviously doesnt seem to take interest in Marathi while printing his tickets or even while putting his companies name on his bus.And he doesnt think the Bhaiyyas as rowdies while using them as drivers.When it comes to running his own bussiness, his political thoughts go to the dogs.Shetties and Bhaiyyas take preference over his "Marathi Manoos"

But yet what he doesnt follow himself he wants others to follow.Reminds me of a gazal by Jagjeet Singh:

kabhi kabhi yun bhi humne apne jee ko behlaaya hai

jin baatoN ko khud nahiN samjhe auroN ko samjhaaya hai

Request to MNS activists...Please dont go and attack Jagjeet Singh for this...his Gazal is far more older that Raj antics and was not written for Raj saheb....Jai Maharashtra !!!

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