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Photos: Raj Thackeray and family at a rally to protest the Elphinstone stampede

Updated On: 05 October, 2017 04:20 PM IST |

Raj Thackeray has organised a rally to protest the Elphinstone Road station stampede killed 23  people and injured 38 others. The rally started at Metro Cinema and will go up to Churchgate station

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The Mumbai police did not grant the MNS protestors to march up to the Western Railway HQ. They then protested in the Metro region.

The Mumbai police did not grant the MNS protestors to march up to the Western Railway HQ. They then protested in the Metro region.

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The MNS chief, Raj Thackeray posted a letter on his Facebook wall asking people to join the protest. It was expected that 5,000 protestors would be present at the rally.

The MNS chief, Raj Thackeray posted a letter on his Facebook wall asking people to join the protest. It was expected that 5,000 protestors would be present at the rally.

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The police were present at Churchgate to make sure that civil safety is maintained.

The police were present at Churchgate to make sure that civil safety is maintained.

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MNS Chief Raj Thackeray was said to have attended the protest with 'folded hands', perhaps meaning for it to be a peaceful one

MNS Chief Raj Thackeray was said to have attended the protest with 'folded hands', perhaps meaning for it to be a peaceful one

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The rally is said to be a protest against the poor railway amenities. MNS workers were seen on local trains petitioning people to join their rally

The rally is said to be a protest against the poor railway amenities. MNS workers were seen on local trains petitioning people to join their rally

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The protestors had a number of signboards that depicted the MNS chief Raj Thackeray holding a whip in his hand and whipping Narendra Modi and other ministers

The protestors had a number of signboards that depicted the MNS chief Raj Thackeray holding a whip in his hand and whipping Narendra Modi and other ministers

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The number of protestors swelled quite swiftly and roads were soon choc-a-block with protestors

The number of protestors swelled quite swiftly and roads were soon choc-a-block with protestors

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MNS president Raj Thackeray left from his Dadar home for the protest rally against the railway administration following the Elphinstone stampede Pic/Pradeep Dhivar

MNS president Raj Thackeray left from his Dadar home for the protest rally against the railway administration following the Elphinstone stampede Pic/Pradeep Dhivar

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MNS chief Raj Thackeray's wife Sharmila leaves from their Dadar home for the Protest Rally against railway administration following the Elphinstone stampede

MNS chief Raj Thackeray's wife Sharmila leaves from their Dadar home for the Protest Rally against railway administration following the Elphinstone stampede

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MNS chief Raj Thackeray's son Amit Thackeray leaves from his Dadar home for the protest rally against railway administration following the Elphinstone stampede

MNS chief Raj Thackeray's son Amit Thackeray leaves from his Dadar home for the protest rally against railway administration following the Elphinstone stampede

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Amid sloganeering about scrapping Narendra Modi's ambitious bullet train project and instead of improving existing rail infrastructure in Mumbai, supporters gathered at the busy traffic junction. Predictably, while MNS promised to start the rally at 11.30 am, Thackeray had not arrived at the venue till 12.30 pm. Pic/Akshay Mule

Amid sloganeering about scrapping Narendra Modi's ambitious bullet train project and instead of improving existing rail infrastructure in Mumbai, supporters gathered at the busy traffic junction. Predictably, while MNS promised to start the rally at 11.30 am, Thackeray had not arrived at the venue till 12.30 pm. Pic/Akshay Mule

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Amid sloganeering about scrapping Narendra Modi's ambitious bullet train project and instead of improving existing rail infrastructure in Mumbai, supporters gathered at the busy traffic junction. Predictably, while MNS promised to start the rally at 11.30 am, Thackeray had not arrived at the venue till 12.30 pm. Pic/Akshay Mule

Amid sloganeering about scrapping Narendra Modi's ambitious bullet train project and instead of improving existing rail infrastructure in Mumbai, supporters gathered at the busy traffic junction. Predictably, while MNS promised to start the rally at 11.30 am, Thackeray had not arrived at the venue till 12.30 pm. Pic/Akshay Mule

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