Overview

• A Marathi family in a Ghatkopar housing society was insulted for consuming non-vegetarian food, with a resident allegedly calling them 'dirty.'
• The housing society is predominantly Jain, Marwadi, and Gujarati, with only four Marathi-speaking households, highlighting cultural and regional tensions.
• MNS workers, led by Raj Parte, confronted society members, accusing them of harassing Marathi families over their food choices.
• Ghatkopar police intervened and issued verbal warnings to residents to prevent further ill-treatment of Marathi-speaking families.
• The incident follows RSS leader Bhaiyyaji Joshi’s recent remarks on Gujarati cultural dominance, adding to the backdrop of regional identity conflicts in Mumbai suburbs.