Cost of Nationalism Is Rs 5 Cr? Raj Thackeray Leaves Twitter Upset

He said the money will go to the Army Fund as an atonement for their “crime” of casting Pakistani actors.

On Saturday, something quite extraordinary happened — nationalism got a price tag for Rs 5 crore.

The MNS chief, Raj Thackeray met with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Producer’s Guild President Mahesh Bhatt and Karan Johar and decided that producers have to pay Rs 5 crore to the army fund, for every time they have signed a Pakistani actor in their films. They will also have to submit in writing that they will not cast Pakistani actors in their films from now.

The move did not sit well with people as it’s being seen as plain goonda-raj of the right-wing party.

Why do we even have elected govts & a system in place if street bullies like the MNS are shamelessly allowed to call the shots? https://t.co/3hegR0Xpj1

— Ruhi Tewari (@ruhitewari) October 22, 2016

With the Brihanmumbai Municipal Coporation elections coming up, this is being touted as a move to win more votes in the name of “nationalism” and “patriotism”.

What the MNS is doing is literally just bullying.

— Sahil Shah (@SahilBulla) October 22, 2016

Dear Dev Fadnavis, Need a Surgical strike on the cultural terrorist camps located in Mumbai. Send in the para military forces. #MNS

— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) October 22, 2016

Unlike Fadnavis, the Army has self-respect. Must decline extorted "chillar." India needs no mafia gun to its head to look after its Army

— Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta) October 22, 2016

Curious to know that aside from threatening others - what exactly has MNS donated to?
Or is a moral high ground and anger true patriotism?

— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) October 22, 2016

Has @Dev_Fadnavis stopped governing Maharashtra?Still the CM? Minimum Governance Maximum Madness.No one should put up with this thuggery. https://t.co/1yszTuYtxM

— Rupa Subramanya (@rupasubramanya) October 22, 2016

MNS, Raj Thackeray are the new Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Rajan in Mumbai. Pay them your respects and your money if you want to do business.

— Ajith (@ajith27) October 22, 2016

The BJP and MNS just used 19 dead armymen in Uri to increase their political stock in Mumbai city. What a thing politics is.

— Shoaib Daniyal (@ShoaibDaniyal) October 22, 2016

Some chimed in with other solutions to the problem that the Chief Minister could have offered.

Fadnavis comes across as a weak CM here. Should have just told everyone that he will provide security at cinema halls, now leave.

— Gappistan Radio (@GappistanRadio) October 22, 2016

Every time a Pakistani actor comes on Television, Raj Thackeray slaps 50 MNS workers.

— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) October 22, 2016

Dear CM Fadnavis, so if I give Rs 5 to the Gau Raksha fund, can I have beef in Maharashtra?

— Aditya Menon (@AdityaMenon22) October 22, 2016