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Was bal Thackeray involved in riots?
Bal Thackeray, the then-leader of the Shiv Sena, was arrested in July 2000 for his complicity in the riots and for ‘inflammatory writings’ that may have helped propagate the riots. The case was later dismissed.
What has Bal Thackeray done?
Through Marmik, Bal Thackeray campaigned against the growing influence of non-Marathis in Mumbai. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Thackeray built the Shiv Sena by forming temporary alliances with nearly all of state’s political parties. Thackeray was also the founder of the Marathi-language newspaper Saamana.
When did Mumbai riots happen?
December 1992
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Why did Bombay change name to Mumbai?
In the mid-1990s, Shiv Sena, the Hindu nationalist party in power in Bombay, decided to change the city’s name to Mumbai, a name often used in local languages that derives from Mumba Devi, the patron Hindu goddess of the island’s original residents, the Koli fishermen.
What led to Babri Masjid demolition?
On December 6, 1992, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) organised a rally consisting lakhs of Hindu Kar Sevaks near the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which the Hindus claim that is the birthplace of Lord Ram. They gradually overwhelmed security forces and demolished the Babri Masjid.
Who named Mumbai?
After the English gained possession of the city in the 17th century, the Portuguese name was anglicised as Bombay. Ali Muhammad Khan, imperial dewan or revenue minister of the Gujarat province, in the Mirat-i Ahmedi (1762) referred to the city as Manbai.
Who gave the name Mumbai?
In 1995 Bombay officially became Mumbai. To mark the occasion Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray installed a marble plaque with the name on the Gateway of India – a famous sandstone arch. But the national government objected, fearing Bombay would lose its identity internationally.
Is Raj Thackeray son of Bal Thackeray?
He is the nephew of Bal Thackeray; and a cousin of Shiv Sena chief and the 19th and current Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray.
What happened in the 1992 Mumbai riots?
Friends tend to an injured man in Mohammad Ali road, Mumbai during the 1992 riots. Express Photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi
What was the Babri Masjid demolition of 1992?
In the week immediately succeeding December 6,1992, riots broke out in Bombay as a result of communal tension prevailing in the city after the Babri Masjid demolition. The riots left close to 900 dead as many as 2,036 people injured in Bombay. The Srikrishna Committee, which was formed to probe the riots identified two phases.
What were the effects of the 1992 Bombay Mutiny?
Casualties of over 220 were reported in the first 72 hours and by December 10, 1992 when Muslim bastis near Macchimarnagar in Mahim were set ablaze, Bombay well and truly burned. In some sections of the city like Nirmalnagar, Deonar, Nagpada and Byculla, acts of aggression by the Muslims were also clearly visible.
What happened to Mumbai’s secular fabric after the riots?
Like Razia, many in Mumbai still feel the trauma of the riots, which tore the city’s secular fabric to shreds. While the city already had its ghettoes, the riots intensified the divide more than ever, forcing people to seek shelter with their own community.