In Renewed Attack On Raj Thackeray, BJP's Nishikant Dubey Shares 'Wikileaks' Post: 'Thuggery His Sole Purpose'
Dubey's renewed criticism against Raj Thackeray comes after he slammed him over his "hit below their eardrum" advice to party workers. He dared Thackeray to beat those who speak Urdu, Tamil or Telugu.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey once again hit out at Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday, following fresh reports of violence against non-Marathi speakers in Maharashtra. These attacks, allegedly carried out by MNS workers, come amid escalating tensions over the ongoing Marathi-Hindi language dispute.
Dubey, in a post on X, shared what he claimed is a screenshot of a WikiLeaks entry of the 2007 attacks on Bihari students in Maharashtra, which had triggered major protests across Bihar at the time. He accused Thackeray of resorting to violence whenever he could not get the desired public support.
“This is the Wikileaks of 2007. If Raj Thackeray does not get public support, he puts goons forward, meaning thuggery is his sole purpose, which he does just before the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections out of fear of losing,” Dubey wrote.
Affirming respect for the Marathas and expressing opposition to Thackeray’s "thuggery," Dubey asked Raj Thackeray not to make his fight about the Marathi community and to "come to senses".
He further wrote: "The Maratha community is always respectable, the country belongs to all of us. Where I am an MP, Maratha Madhulimaye ji has been an MP three times in a row. We made a Maratha win the Lok Sabha against Indira Gandhi ji. Thackeray, come to your senses, don’t make your fight about the Maratha community, we have contributed to Mumbai’s development and will continue to do so.”
यह 2007 का Wikileaks है
— Dr Nishikant Dubey (@nishikant_dubey) July 8, 2025
राज ठाकरे को जनता का समर्थन नहीं मिलता तो गुंडे को आगे करती है यानि गुंडागर्दी ही उसका मकसद है जो आनेवाले मुम्बई महानगर पालिका के चुनाव में हारने के डर से चुनाव के ऐन पहले करती है,मेरा विरोध ठाकरे की गुंडागर्दी से है और सहनशीलता की सीमाएं ख़त्म हो गई है… pic.twitter.com/F1ksXIyHQr
Dubey's 'Patak Patak Ke Marenge' Remark Stirs Row
Dubey's renewed criticism against Raj Thackeray comes after he slammed the MNS chief over his "hit below their eardrum" advice to his party workers, urging them to confront non-Marathi speakers, who refused to learn Marathi.
Speaking at a recent event with cousin Uddhav Thackeray, Raj had said, “Be it Gujarati or anyone else here, must know Marathi, but there is no need to beat people for that if they don’t speak Marathi. But if someone shows useless drama, you must hit below their eardrums.” He also advised against recording videos of such incidents, saying, "Let the person beaten up tell that he has been beaten up."
Responding to this, Dubey challenged Raj Thackeray, without naming him. He dared the 'bahut bade boss' to come out of Maharashtra and added, "Tumko patak patak ke maarenge" (you will be thrashed badly, again and again).
Dubey also challenged Raj Thackeray to beat those who speak Urdu, Tamil or Telugu in the same manner. The BJP leader called out what he called a pattern of targeted violence, warning "anarchy" cannot exist in a democratic nation.
"If you are courageous enough and beat those who speak Hindi, then you should beat all those who speak Urdu, Tamil, and Telugu. If you are such a big 'boss', come out of Maharashtra, come to Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu - 'tumko patak patak ke maarenge' (You will be thrashed). This anarchy won't work," he said.
Fadnavis Reacts To Dubey's Remarks
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday reacted to Dubey's comments on the Marathi-Hindi language row, calling them inappropriate. He said the comments could cause confusion as he clarified that the remarks were not against the Marathi people.
"If you listen to the complete statement of Nishikant Dubey, he particularly spoke about an organisation and not against Marathi people in general. However, in my opinion, it is inappropriate to make such comments. Its interpretation causes confusion among the minds of people.
I feel no one can reject the contribution of Maharashtra and Marathi people in the history and present of the country. If someone is rejecting it, then I feel it is wrong," Fadnavis said.
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