Enemies of humanity they?
WHAT do you make out of the Thackerays versus Shahrukh Khan controversy, which has been holding Mumbai to ransom for over 10 days now? Well, it’s all about politicking in the family, which has now spilled on to the public arena. In fact, what we are witness to is a desperate bid of survival at the cost of non-parties. Be it Shahrukh Khan , management guru Arindam Chaudhary , helpless taxi-wallas, hapless cinema hall owners or the innocent cinegoers…all are turning victims of Shiv Sena ’s bid to reclaim the ground lost to Sena chief Bala Sahab Thackeray’s nephew, one-time family member and now his arch rival Raj Thackeray , who has beat Sena at its own game. Post- Maharashtra Assembly election , while the stocks of Raj’s party Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) soared following better than expected gains at the hustings, Bal Thackeray and his son Uddhav were left biting their nails and chewing their fingers in view of the relatively poorer performance of Shiv Sena. Since existence...