One placard said: “If eating national assets is essential, whyis eating in a restaurant a luxury?” Another said: “UPA stinks and sinks,” even as Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy made a pre-announced entry into the now nationally famous Aditi Veg Restaurant in Parel on Saturday. Flanked by supporters and party members, Swamy said he was here to show solidarity with the restaurant’s owner Srinivas Shetty. “The act of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers (to shut down the place) was meant to create an atmosphere of terror. However, I congratulate people of Mumbai who opposed such terror tactics,” he said.

Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy enjoying a hearty meal at Aditi Restaurant. Pic/Satyajit Desai