Mumbra: Marathi Youth Forced to Apologize by Mob After Asking Vendor to Speak Marathi

In a shocking incident in Mumbra, a Marathi youth was forced to apologize by holding his ear after insisting on speaking Marathi. The situation escalated when the youth approached a fruit vendor who responded in Hindi. When the youth requested, “Take fifty rupees,” the vendor replied, “I don’t speak Marathi.” The youth protested, stating, “If you want to live in Maharashtra, you must speak Marathi.”

This confrontation led the vendor to rally a crowd that began physically attacking the youth. As the mob surrounded him, they declared, “We can’t speak Marathi,” while some demanded he communicate in Hindi. In a video that went viral, the young man is seen apologizing, saying, "I made a mistake, please forgive me," while holding his ear.

मुख्यमंत्री, उपमुख्यमंत्री व प्रशासनाने महाराष्ट्राची केलेली गत#ठाणे@ThaneCityPolice#मुंब्रा मराठीची मागणी केली म्हणून तेथील परप्रांतीयांनी जमाव करून मराठी मुलाला मारहाण करून माफी मागायला लावली, पोलिसांनी या मुलालाच ठाण्यात घेऊन गेले.
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हे मराठी राज्यात घडतंय. pic.twitter.com/SUwhdBqAjk

— मराठी एकीकरण समिती - Marathi Ekikaran Samiti (@ekikaranmarathi) January 2, 2025

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However, the situation did not calm down, and he was subsequently taken to the Mumbra police station, where a complaint was filed against him. The incident has sparked widespread outrage on social media over the treatment of the Marathi youth.