'No Marathi, No Amazon': MNS workers allegedly vandalize Amazon warehouse in Pune

Pune, Dec 26: After 8 to 10 Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers allegedly vandalized Amazon's Godown in Pune, an FIR (First Information Report) has been registered, the police said.

 

MNS workers allegedly vandalized the godown of Amazon based warehouse in Pune's Kondhwa over notice sent by Mumbai court to Raj Thackeray. The court had asked him to remain present on January 5 over the controversy on adding the Marathi language on Amazon's website.

 

 

 

"The notice sent to Raj Thackeray by Amazon yesterday (Thursday) is illegal. If one has to do business in Maharashtra they must provide an option in Marathi language and if they don't do it in future as well....then the way this (Amazon's godown) has been vandalized similarly Maharashtra Navnirman Sena will not let their shops, vehicles operate in Maharashtra," said MNS worker Amit Jagtap, who was allegedly leading the group which vandalized the godown.

 

Amazon had approached Dindoshi court in the city after which a notice was issued to MNS chief Raj Thackeray directing him to appear in court on January 5.

 

Earlier, MNS had recently written a letter to the e-commerce company chief asking him to include the Marathi language as an option on their website for Maharashtra customers. The case has been registered with the Kondhwa police station of Pune under section 143,147,149,427,452 of IPC along with several other relevant sections.