Saamana Newspaper

Putting up a brave face after a cartoon in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' provoked a strong reaction from a section of Maratha community and led to attack on the newspaper's office, its editor Sanjay Raut in Mumbai said there was no reason for him to tender an apology.

The man whose cartoon appeared in the Shiv Sena's newspaper and mocked the recent protests by the Marathas, has apologised for offending and hurting the powerful upper caste in Maharashtra, which forms as much as a third of the state's population.

Launching a scathing attack on All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi for his refusal to chant "Bharat Mata Ki Jai", the Shiv Sena today sought revocation of citizenship and voting rights of those who refuse to chant the slogan.

Even as the controversy over holding the India-Pakistan cricket T20 World Cup match in Himachal Pradesh continues, Shiv Sena today questioned if the BJP will label Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh "anti-national" for opposing the match.

Putting up a brave face after a cartoon in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' provoked a strong reaction from a section of Maratha community and led to attack on the newspaper's office, its editor Sanjay Raut in Mumbai said there was no reason for him to tender an apology.

The man whose cartoon appeared in the Shiv Sena's newspaper and mocked the recent protests by the Marathas, has apologised for offending and hurting the powerful upper caste in Maharashtra, which forms as much as a third of the state's population.

Launching a scathing attack on All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi for his refusal to chant "Bharat Mata Ki Jai", the Shiv Sena today sought revocation of citizenship and voting rights of those who refuse to chant the slogan.

Even as the controversy over holding the India-Pakistan cricket T20 World Cup match in Himachal Pradesh continues, Shiv Sena today questioned if the BJP will label Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh "anti-national" for opposing the match.