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Mumbai, Jul 9: An uneasy calm is prevailing at Shivaji park area of Dadar after unidentified miscreants defaced the statue of late Meenatai Thackeray, wife of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray Sunday morning.

Tension prevailed in the area after Shiv Sainiks torched a tourist bus and obstructed vehicular traffic in the area. Sensing trouble, police reinforcements have been rushed to the spot and security has been tightened.

Meanwhile, police sources have confirmed that if needed police presence would be further increased to thwart any attempts to destroy peace, law and order.

Earlier, Shiv Sena leader and former Chief Minister of the State Manohar Joshi speaking to mediapersons stated that late Meenatai Thackeray is a revered figure and defacing the statue has hurt the Sainiks.

Shiv Sena has called a bandh on Sunday in the area.

Sainiks block roads in Mumbai
 
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Mumbai: Irate Shiv Sainiks blocked roads at Dadar in Central Mumbai after some unidentified miscreants allegedly desecrated the statue of Meenatai, the late wife of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray.

Shiv Sainiks vented their anger over the incident by damaging a police outpost near Shivaji Park area where the bust is situated, alleging that police failed to nab the culprits although the outpost was just a stones throw away from where the incident took place.

The sainiks alleged that miscreants had thrown mud on Meenatai's statue.

Senior Sena leader and Rajya Sabha member Manohar Joshi told reporters after visiting the site that authorities should nab perpetrators of the incident and take all measures to avoid any flare up in the law and order situation.

"Meenatai, whom the Shiv Sainiks called Maasaheb, is like a mother to us and we will not tolerate any attempt to insult her memory," Joshi said.

The protesting Shiv sainiks staged a road block next to the Sena Bhavan building.

The Shiv Sainiks also shouted slogans against Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi, whom they accused of inciting a mob in Bhiwandi town of neighbouring Thane district to lynch two policemen recently.