Writer Shobhaa De finds herself in trouble over remarks she made against the state government’s decision mandating multiplexes to screen Marathi films in prime time slots. An MLA from Thane moved a breach of privilege motion against De in the legislature, demanding an apology from her for “hurting Marathi sentiments.”

Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik moved the breach of privilege motion yesterday, accusing Shobhaa De of insulting the legislature and the Marathi language, and hurting sentiments of the Marathi people. File pics