The death of a teenager in Mumbai’s Thane has now become political with the Bharatiya Janata Party accusing Uddhav and Raj Thackeray of sowing the seeds of language politics in Maharashtra. A teenager committed suicide on Tuesday after he was thrashed by a group of four to five people for not speaking Marathi.

The victim, identified as 19-year-old Arnav Laxman Khaire, was travelling in a local train to his college in Mulund on Tuesday when he asked a fellow passenger in Hindi to move forward. The passenger then reprimanded him for failing to speak in Marathi, and the dispute subsequently escalated.

Taking to X, BJP leader Ameet Satam wrote, “ Hey look, Uddhav and Raj Thackeray. D o you know what consequences are arising from the poison you’re sowing in society? The Marathi man will te

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