MNS chief Raj Thackeray has shot his mouth off in his tiresomely familiar, make-news-at-all-costs fashion, fuelling the Marathi debate again. This time, he asked his party workers to burn auto rickshaws belonging to non-Maharashtrians.

His followers, who seem utterly devoid of personal grey cells, did exactly as they were told. A brand new rickshaw was set ablaze opposite the Andheri RTO by the miscreants. Reports stated at the time of going to press that the culprits remained unidentified, but eyewitnesses said they were shouting MNS slogans. Social media exposed the crime — that’s what it is — with a video of the burning going viral on WhatsApp.