Mumbai does not fear Thackeray, it loves him: Javdekar

November 15, 2012 19:18

BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar salutes Bal Thackeray in a free-wheeling interview with rediff.com's Priyanka. Excerpts...

"There are many who would say that people are afraid of him," says Javdekar, even as a critcially ill Bal Thackeray slowly becomes stable. "Balasaheb Thackeray is a great leader and Mumbai doesnt fear him; it loves him. He has earned that love and affection, because he cares for everybody who comes into his contact."

Full interview on Rediff.com shortly.

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