MNS Workers Humiliate Influencer In Pune Over Reel Targeting Raj Thackeray
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Social media influencer Mahesh Mote was allegedly subjected to public humiliation by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers in Pune after a reel he posted was accused of making objectionable remarks about party chief Raj Thackeray.
Mote was allegedly taken to an MNS office in Katraj, where workers made him bow before a photograph of Raj Thackeray and apologise. Videos from the incident show black ink smeared across his face, while he was also made to perform sit-ups with slippers placed on his head.
Mote Forced To Record Apology
In a video released by MNS workers, Mote can be seen crying and apologising with folded hands. He said he regretted his remarks about Raj Thackeray, MNS office-bearers and Shubham Jagdale.
Mote said he had made the comments inadvertently and expressed regret over the reel. He also appealed to MNS workers not to trouble him further.
The influencer had reportedly been away in Kerala for around 15-20 days. According to MNS leader Shubham Jagdale, workers learnt that Mote had returned to Pune and was in the Katraj area before approaching him at a park and taking him to the party’s public relations office.
MNS Leader Calls Incident ‘MNS Style’
Jagdale, who is the MNS sub-divisional president for the Hadapsar Assembly constituency, alleged that Mote had posted the reel around 15 days earlier and used highly abusive language against Raj Thackeray.
Describing what happened at the office, Jagdale said Mote was made to apologise before Raj Thackeray’s portrait. He referred to the treatment as “Mahaprasad” and described it as the party’s “MNS style” of responding to such remarks.
Jagdale further said that MNS workers would respond similarly to anyone who made insulting remarks about Raj Thackeray.
Videos Of Incident Surface
The videos show Mote visibly distressed during the apology, with tears in his eyes as he addresses Raj Thackeray and MNS workers.
The incident has drawn attention after footage of the alleged humiliation and apology surfaced online.
