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Raj pumps up vote volume
Updated On: 22 August, 2012 09:39 AM IST | | Ravikiran Deshmukh
In his short but savvy speech, the MNS chief slams his usual target ufffd migrants ufffd for the riots; also keeps Congress happy by refraining from attacking CM Prithviraj Chavan, while lashing out at state home minister RR Patil of the NCP and police chief Arup Patnaik
The same Azad Maidan that bore a deserted look during an agitation by Team Anna a month ago was yesterday packed to capacity. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray was on stage, spreading his political net wider. Despite restrictions imposed, cops say 63,000 had gathered – 43,000 inside the ground and 20,000 in the vicinity. Raj supporters claimed the number was close to a lakh.u00a0
Onslaught: Raj Thackeray flayed Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi and RPI (A) chief Ramdas Athawale. He blamed the ‘north Indian migrants’ to the city as the cause behind the recent tension. Pics/Bipin Kokate
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