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Shiv Sena Goons Waste No Time in.

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Re-enacting Thackeray's Legacy:.

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2 Young Girls Arrested for Facebook Comments,.

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Relative's Clinic Vandalised by the Shiv Sena,.

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Violence, Hooliganism, and Outright War on Democracy.

in Mumbai Following Balasaheb Thackeray's Death.

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Immediately after Bal Thackeray's death in Mumbai following a long illness, Shiv.

Sena indulged in orchestrated violence and hooliganism after a young Muslim girl.

in Mumbai made a simple comment on how public life in Mumbai was paralysed.

during his funeral..

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Following Thackeray's death and his funeral conducted with full state honours by.

the state government, the whole of Mumbai came to a standstill, with several shops.

shutting down and public transport being severely affected. After this, a 21-year old.

woman living in Mumbai, Shaheen Dhada, commented through a Facebook post,.

saying that a bandh on the occasion Thackeray's funeral was not necessary - "we.

should remember Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev", she added. One of her friends.

"liked" the comment. What followed was absurd - and highlighted just how weak.

our democracy is, and how vulnerable to muscle-flexing by the right-wing..

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Shiv Sena has said Thackeray has "left a huge legacy" - and soon after has been.

showing us what exactly this "legacy" is all about:.

· 21-year old Shaheen and her friend Renu were arrested by the Mumbai.

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police (based on a complaint by the Shiv Sena) under 505 (2) for making.

statements "creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill will". They were.

remanded to 14-day judicial custody and finally released from custody only.

after they paid bail..

· Shaheen's uncle, Dr. Abdul Yusuf Dhada, runs a clinic in Palaghar,.

Mumbai and today Shiv Sena goons ransacked the clinic, broke furniture.

and other infrastructure in the clinic and forced all the patients to move.

out. Even though complaints have been filed with the Mumbai Police, no action.

has been taken on the 40 Shiv Sena goons who orchestrated this violence in.

full public view..

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The attacks by the Shiv Sena, are, of course, in the good old Shiv Sena tradition.

of intimidation and violence. But these are compounded by the attitude of the.

Mumbai police - which has obediently carried out the Shiv Sena's diktats and.

arrested two young women for expressing an opinion on a social networking site!.

What is equally shameful is the attitude of the Maharashtra government..

Balasaheb Thackeray, who was once disenfranchised by the Election Commission.

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