Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil on Saturday raised the usage of “foul language” in Shiv Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ against the prime minister and other leaders of his celebration with the newspaper’s editor Rashmi Thackeray, wife of Chief Minister and Sena president Uddhav Thackeray.
In his letter to Rashmi Thackeray, Patil asked if she, as the editor, was “comfortable” with the excellent of language.
Sena MP Sanjay Raut is the executive editor of the Marathi day-to-day.
Patil had lately expressed outrage at the language utilized by the day-to-day and stated he would create to its editor to register his protest and indignation.
“My request to you is to reconsider the language used in ‘Saamana’. As the editor of ‘Saamana’, you are responsible for the language used in your publication. I know you personally and believe that even you do not like such language.
“For final some days, ‘Saamana’ has been employing foul and beneath-the-belt language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, (the BJP’s) Central as nicely as Maharashtra leaders. If you are comfy with the use of such language, you can continue to do so,” Patil wrote in Marathi.
The Marathi day-to-day was founded by late Sena chief Bal Thackeray, who remained its editor till his death, followed by Uddhav Thackeray who relinquished the post just after becoming CM in November final year.
He then appointed Rashmi Thackeray as the editor, although its day-to-day work as nicely as Sena’s policies and stand in the day-to-day is largely finalised by Raut in his capacity as executive editor.
Raut, a Rajya Sabha MP, is also the chief spokesperson of the celebration and its chief whip in Parliament.