Sena morcha heading to Shobhaa De's home?

April 09, 2015 12:46

Shobhaa De @DeShobhaa tweets: "Have been warned there is a Shiv Sena Morcha heading for my home at 1 pm. Police barricades are up! I am feeling perfectly calm and safe! Thank you, Mumbai Police."

The Shiv Sena, yesterday, objected to the columnist's tweet about the Maharashtra government's decision to make it mandatory for multiplexes to screen Marathi films during the prime time slot, and sought to move a breach of privilege motion against her.

Sena legislator Pratap Sarnaik, through point of propriety, in the legislative assembly said that the novelist had hurt the sentiments of the house which had whole-heartedly welcomed culture minister Vinod Tawde's announcement that screening of Marathi films would be made mandatory during the prime time slot. Read more

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