Mumbai: A heated argument erupted aboard a Mumbai local train over the Marathi language. In a viral video, several women are seen engaged in a verbal clash in the ladies’ compartment, where a disagreement over a seat quickly escalated into a language dispute.
According to a video that has since gone viral, the confrontation started when one woman criticised another passenger for not speaking in Marathi. What began as a simple disagreement escalated into a larger argument, with several women joining in.
In the viral video that surfaced online, it is seen that the woman is forcing the commuters to speak in the Marathi language. One woman in the video is heard saying, “This is our Maharashtra. Speak in Marathi or get out.”
In a separate news story from Mumbai, a shopkeeper in Mumbai’s Vikhroli area was allegedly assaulted and paraded through the market by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers after he posted a controversial WhatsApp status perceived as disrespectful towards the Marathi language and Maharashtra on July 16.
A video of the incident has since gone viral. The shopkeeper, reportedly a native of Rajasthan, has now returned to his village. Vikhroli police have launched an investigation into the matter.
The shopkeeper, identified as Prem Singh Devda, had been running Lucky Medical Shop in Tagore Nagar Market, Vikhroli. On Wednesday, he allegedly posted a WhatsApp status containing derogatory comments against the Marathi language and the state. The post reportedly came to the notice of Santosh Desai, a local MNS leader.
Following this, another MNS leader, Vishwajit Dholam, along with a group of party workers, confronted Devda around 3 PM. They allegedly assaulted him, forced him to apologise publicly outside his shop, and then paraded him around the market area.
Devda was later taken to the Vikhroli Police Station, where he issued a formal apology before being handed over to the authorities. The video of the incident has sparked widespread public reaction on social media platforms.
