Hindu extremist leader Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers stormed into fashion brand Zara’s showroom in Lower Parel and threw away clothes bearing Made in Pakistan tags.
The party says this is their way to protest against the decision of a Pakistani court to sentence Indian citizen Kulbhushan Jadhav to death.
“We had written letters to them asking them not to sell Pakistani brands. Other stores in areas like Juhu had acceded to our request. But, we got information that the lower Parel store still sells Pakistani clothes. Hence, we had to protest,” said Rita Gupta , MNS’s general Secretary.
He warned, “We have information about a few more stores in Mumbai who sell Pakistani goods. In next few days, we will target more such stores selling Pakistani goods.”
After the Uri attacks, MNS had threatened Pakistani artists and even went on to stop the release of Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil that starred Pakistani artist Fawad Khan. But, this time the MNS’s move to mix up patriotism with hooliganism hasn’t gone down well with many.
