Addressing an indoor rally at a hall in Pune city of Maharashtra, Thackeray said he has to undergo surgery on June 1 and after recovering from it, he would again address a public meeting.
Raj Thackeray's earlier rallies, on Gudi Padwa in Mumbai and later in Aurangabad, have been controversial due to his statements seeking the removal of loudspeakers atop mosques
MNS said that Raj Thackeray's Ayodhya visit was postponed owing to his bad health.
Calling it a protest for self-esteem, the BJP MP said during a press briefing here that if Raj Thackeray did not apologise, protests will be staged against his visit and he will not be allowed to enter Ayodhya city.
Speaking to reporters over letter threatening Raj Thackeray, MNS leader Nandgaonkar said there would be repercussions across the state if the MNS chief was harmed.
Raj Thackeray had earlier given the May 4 ultimatum to the state government to remove loudspeakers atop mosques and warned that 'Hanuman Chalisa' will be played outside mosques at a higher volume if it is not done.
The MNS president had on Wednesday tweeted a video, reminding his cousin and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, about the stand of the latter's father (Bal Thackeray) on loudspeakers and people offering namaz on roads.
The home department of Maharashtra government said on Wednesday that out of 1,135 mosques in Mumbai, there were 135 mosques where ‘azaan’(call to prayer) was being made over loudspeakers above the decibel limit set by the Supreme Court in its 2005 order. Nearly 1,500 mosques and 1,300 temples have sought permission from the state government for use of loudspeaker, a home department official said.
Reiterating that it's not a religious but a social issue, Raj Thackeray said, "It's not only about mosques, there are several temples where illegal loudspeakers are running. I have already made it clear that it's (illegal loudspeakers) not a religious issue but a social issue."
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray had on Tuesday appealed to all Hindus to play Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers in those very places if they hear the loudspeakers blaring the azan on May 4 (tomorrow), reiterating his earlier deadline for removal of loudspeakers atop Mosques.
MNS Chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday addressed a press conference on the ongoing controversy over use of loudspeaker in mosques. He said, 'We will continue playing Hanuman Chalisa outside mosques at the time of Azaan until all illegal loudspeakers will be removed. I have to see what Supreme Court is doing if govt is not following its order.'
MNS chief Raj Thackeray has asked party workers and the people to play Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers outside mosques if azaans are played on loudspeakers from minarets.
A case was filed against Raj Thackeray on Tuesday when he appealed to people to play Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers in the areas where loudspeakers are used for 'Aazan' from today.
MNS chief Raj Thackeray in a two-page letter said, "I appeal to all Hindus that tomorrow, the 4th of May, if you hear the loudspeakers blaring the azan; in those very places, play the Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers! That's when they will realise, the hindrance of these loudspeakers."
Maharashtra police chief Rajnish Seth said the Aurangabad police commissioner will take appropriate legal action against Raj Thackeray over his speech against loudspeakers atop mosques.
During a mega rally in Aurangabad to mark Maharashtra Day, Thackeray on Sunday reminded Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to bring down all loudspeakers atop mosques in the state reiterating his May 3 deadline.
Lok Sabha MP from Aurangabad Imitiaz Jaleel, also the AIMIM's Maharashtra unit chief, said he and his party could reply to Thackeray in equal measure but would desist from doing so.
Addressing a mega public rally in Aurangabad, Raj Thackeray said that he won’t be responsible for what all happens after the May 3 deadline to remove the loudspeakers from the mosques.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray will be holding a mega rally in Aurangabad today to mark Maharashtra Day. Raj, 53, is expected to chart out his fresh political voyage through the Aurangabad rally and hopes to rattle the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, headed by his estranged cousin, Shiv Sena President and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, along with Nationalist Congress Party-Congress. Watch Kurukshetra to understand what raj is possibly willing to acheive from this rally.
Bombay high court on Friday imposed a Rs1 lakh cost on a petitioner while rejecting a PIL that sought the court's direction to stop MNS chief Raj Thackeray's public rally on May 1.
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