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Annamalai dares Raj to act on threat, Fadnavis tries to calm them down
The Morning Standard
|January 13, 2026
AFTER war of words erupted between MNS chief Raj Thackeray and Tamil Nadu BJP leader K Annamalai over the latter’s remarks on Mumbai, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Monday stepped in for damage control ahead of the January 15 BMC elections.
While campaigning for BJP candidates for the civic polls, Annamalai said, “Bombay is not a Maharashtra city; it is an international city.” Reacting sharply to the remark, Raj Thackeray mocked at Annamalai, calling him ‘Rasama-lai’, while campaigning in Dadar on Sunday. “A few days ago, some Rasamalai had come from Tamil Nadu to Mumbai, and said that Bombay is not a Maharashtra city... Who is he?” the MNS leader asked.
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