upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Elections 2026 Before, politics became more heated, when Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief Raj Thackeray old controversial slogan in a rally “Hatao Lungi, Bajao Pungi” (Remove the lungi, play the lungi) Tossed again, which Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Has given rise to sharp reaction and criticism from the leaders of.
Raj Thackeray at the rally organized in Shivatirtha, Dadar **BJP Tamil Nadu leaders Of. Annamalai Targeting the said that he Described Mumbai as “not just a city of Maharashtra but an international city”which is against the identity of Maharashtra.
Thackeray made fun of Annamalai ‘Rasmalai’ Saying, “A Rasmalai came from Tamil Nadu… What is your connection here? Hatao lungi, bajao pungi.” The slogan was originally part of Shiv Sena’s ‘Sons of the Soil’ movement in the 1960s–70s, which involved sloganeering to highlight the political identity of the local Marathi people and provocative politics against ‘outsiders’.
after this statement A round of sharp reactions started between BJP-MNS-Shiv Sena. Annamalai retorted that he will definitely come to Mumbaiand if anyone tries to stop them, they have challenged those who stop them. He also said that the warnings against him will not scare him but are a matter of pride.
Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) {Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena} have together said that their aim is to save the identity and rights of Maharashtrians and the upcoming BMC elections are the “last battle for the Marathi people”.
According to analysts, this slogan and rhetoric Strategy to highlight the issue of ‘Marathi Manush’ before BMC elections are part of, while BJP on its part Trying to create vote bank in diverse communities of Mumbai.
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