MNS chief Raj Thackeray under fire for calling on convict Salman
May 07, 2015  21:06
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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray today called on Bollywood actor Salman Khan, who was convicted by a sessions court in the 2002 hit-and-run case and is on interim bail till tomorrow, at his residence in suburban Bandra. 

However, the ruling BJP disapproved of the gesture, saying a politician paying visit to a person convicted by a court of law is not a "good precedent".  Thackeray, known to be close to the actor, met Salman and his family members at his Galaxy apartment in the poshsuburb.  

The MNS chief did not interact with the media. Before him, actor-producer Aamir Khan also called on Salman.  

BJP's Mumbai unit chief Ashish Shelar said though calling on a person is a personal issue but one should take cognisance of the verdict in the case.   "Meeting a person at his home is a personal issue. But meeting somebody who has been convicted by court is not a good precedent as far as politicians are concerned," Shelar said in a statement.
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