The tale of two Thakerays

Both Udhav Thakeray and Raj Thakeray, who are leading two successful parties in the recent civic poll elections of Maharashtra belong to the "tiger legacy" and have an affinity towards arts....

"But that's where the similarity ends", analyses Seema Kamdar.

While one is silent, composed and hard-working, the other belongs to the usual SENA brigade of aggression, vibrant and a sense of offensive attitude...

The tale of two Thakerays

Hate speech the Congress forgot about

"Even as Facebook and Google face prosecution today, police records show how older cases against the Shiv Sena's Bal Thackeray for his inflammatory writings withered for lack of official interest."

The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : Hate speech the Congress forgot about: The Congress led coalition government in Maharashtra has been dragging its feet on prosecuting Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray for hate speech crimes, that are much more serious than some postings on internet, which the government apprehends might instigate enmity and violence.

Mr. Thackeray's writings were considered by the Srikrishna Commission incendiary material for the violence which wracked Mumbai in 1992 and 1993, taking the lives of several hundred people.