New Delhi: Dubbing Raj Thackeray as "anti-national", Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Monday demanded that action be taken against him and his supporters for targeting north Indians in Mumbai and trying to divide the country.
At the same time, Prasad, who met Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh in Mumbai on Monday, wanted people to exercise restraint and not be provoked by "divisive elements".
The Railway Minister strongly condemned the attack on Amitabh Bachchan's home after Raj Thackeray, who is leading the breakaway Maharastra Navnirman Sena, questioned the star's loyalties to Maharashtra.
Prasad also deprecated the attack on Samajwadi Party workers holding a rally in Mumbai yesterday.
"The language used by Raj Thackeray and the action resorted to by his supporters to divide the nation is clearly anti-national", Prasad told PTI.
He said taxi drivers from Bihar and other states had been mercilessly targeted for no fault of theirs. "No one is bigger than the country".
Prasad asked the Chief Minister to initiate urgent measures to restore the confidence of the people and ensure their full protection.
Deshmukh promised that he will take immediate action, Prasad said. Prasad said no one has the right to violate the fundamental rights of the people.
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