Journey of MMS: From Shivaji Park to parliament
The Mumabi manoos mudda continued to be the most discussed issue for political parties not only in Maharastra but also for entire nation for last two years. A right manipulation of it can fetch a good political base for future political blame game.
A SESSION without any hallagulla (screaming and shouting) has no charm. The people of India may feel something blank if it does not happen, since they are habituated. Like our elected representatives may feel less energetic if they are paid less attention by the camera. Now political parties have a reason to cheer as the Mumabi manoos mudda (MMS) of Mumbai Navnirman Sena reached parliament house.
After Babari Masjid, civil nuclear deal, internal security concern after 26/11 attack, the political parties have found no issue till last week. Now they have an issue- ‘the mudda (issue) of Mumbai manoos’, a right manipulation of it can fetch a good political base for future political blame game. It is not an astonishing fact that even after the political parties and organisations, who vehemently oppose the MNS and its ‘mudda’, are secretly paying gratitude to it.
When on February 2008, the MNS Jhandawalas started their anti-North Indian campaign from the Shivaji Park at Dadar, one of the strongholds of MNS. Thereafter, continuously targeted North Indians and attacked people from Bihar; while on the opposition bench, there were well known celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Bhojpuri actor and Bigg Boss fame Manoj Tiwari, Patana born actress Nitu Chandra, political leaders like the sharp tongued Laluji and Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam. Even after several physical and loudspeaker counter attack, Lalu Prasad Yadav was unable to encash the issue for his political benefit. On the other side, even after legal complications and strong opposition MNS chalak (chief) Raj Thackeray got full benefit for his ‘Majhi bhumika, majha ladha’ (my stand, my struggle) stand and got good support from like minded celebrities like- Nana Patekar and political parties like Jharkhand Dishum Party.
The Mumabi manoos mudda continued to be the most discussed issue for all the political parties not only in Maharastra but also for the entire nation for the last two years. In present day, this is the only mudda after the Babari Masjid and Ram Janmabhumi which was capable to bring all the political parties into one arena. Now the issue resurrected just within three months after November 9, 2009, when the Samajwadi Party MP Abu Azmi was attacked by MNS' MLAs for not taking oath in Marathi.
This time the mudda got strength from another similar ‘muddawalla’- Shiv Sena. Since party’s defeat in the last assembly election, it is in search for new ‘son of soil’ issues. To bring itself to the limelight it applied the old trick. First, it choose a famous celebrity, verbally attacked him and even though it is not fruitful than applied physical forces. This time Shiv Sena chose celebrities like Sachin Tendulkar and Shahrukh Khan. All seems to be executed as if pre planned.
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