Mumbai: “I don’t need your certificate for my Hindutva,” Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said, referring to a letter by Governor B S Koshyari.
He has informed the Governor that a decision on reopening places of religious worship will be taken after careful consideration of the Covid-19 situation in the State.
Responding to the letter by Koshyari, Thackeray wrote to the Governor, saying the State government will consider his request to reopen these places.
In his letter, Koshyari had mentioned that he has received three representations from delegations demanding that places of religious worship be reopened.
In response, Thackeray pointed out the ‘coincidence’ that all the three letters Koshyari mentioned were from BJP office-bearers and supporters.
In the letter to the Chief Minister, Koshyari had asked, “Have you suddenly turned secular, the term you hated?”
“Isn’t secularism a key component of the Constitution, by which you swore while taking oath as the State Governor,” Thackeray said.
“I don’t need your certificate for my Hindutva,” Thackeray said.