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BJP ambiguous on tie-up with Raj Thackeray for BMC polls

According to senior BJP leaders in Delhi, the Hanuman Chalisa / loudspeaker controversy has had a mixed response

The Hindu

MNS Pune unit says will play Hanuman Chalisa in front of police stations if loudspeakers not removed

Even as the row over loudspeakers ceases to die in the state, the Pune unit of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has now said that it will play Hanuman Chalisa in front of the police stations across the city if loudspeakers are not removed from mosques.

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Loudspeaker row: PIL in Bombay HC seeks FIR against Raj Thackeray

Plea seeks direction from court on an FIR under sedition and causing breach of peace and public nuisance

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Not a one-day protest, we will play Hanuman Chalisa till loudspeakers from mosques are removed, says MNS chief Raj Thackeray

MUMBAI: Stating that the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s (MNS) Hanuman Chalisa protest was not a one-day protest, MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday said that Hanuman Chalisa will be played on loudspeakers till loudspeakers that play azan are removed from mosques.

The Times of India

Fadnavis takes on Uddhav Thackeray over ‘Hindutva’

BJP leader accuses Sena chief of forming a government with Congress which had spoken against Lord Rama

The Hindu

Hanuman Chalisa row: Conspiracy to destabilise Maharashtra govt, allege MVA allies

NEW DELHI: The three governing parties of Maharashtra – Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress – have alleged that the controversy triggered by independent Lok Sabha MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana over recital of Hanuman Chalisa outside chief minister Uddhav Thackeray's residence is aimed…

The Times of India

Following FIRs, Aman Chopra hosts remarkably low-key debate on Hanuman Chalisa row

Days after two FIRs were filed against News18 India’s Aman Chopra for allegedly insulting religious beliefs, the anchor seemed to have toned it down during his debate last night.

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Hanuman Chalisa row | Court seeks Mumbai police’s response to bail plea of Ranas

Force told to file reply on or before April 29

The Hindu

‘If reciting Hanuman Chalisa sedition, we will commit it every day,’ says Devendra Fadnavis

Devendra Fadnavis dubs MVA government ‘intolerant’; BJP boycotts all–party meet over loudspeaker row

The Hindu

PM Modi receives Lata Mangeshkar Award

Late singer was India’s cultural ambassador and my elder sister, says Mr. Modi

The Hindu

Nashik police ban use of loudspeakers sans permission at religious places

No playing of Hanuman Chalisa before and after azan, say police ahead of May 3 ultimatum of MNS

The Hindu

'Dirty politics' over loudspeaker, Hanuman Chalisa did not work: Raut on MVA's win in Maharashtra bypoll

Congress-MVA candidate Jayashri Jadhav on Saturday bagged 96,176 votes.

The Hindu

Shiv Sena has turned pseudo-secular, says Devendra Fadnavis

The BJP leader questions why some parties were upset at ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ being played when it was part of Hindu tradition

The Hindu

Raj Thackeray’s provocative speech unacceptable in progressive Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar

MNS chief’s own partymen reportedly unhappy with his remarks as they fear alienating Muslim voters, he says

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Mumbai: Hanuman Chalisa played on loudspeaker at MNS office after Raj Thackeray's warning; party worker fined Rs 5,500

MUMBAI: The Mumbai police on Sunday detained Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) worker for playing Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers outside their party office in Mumbai.

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