Nitin Gadkari said that he has good relations with Raj Thackeray and his family members.

(file photo)

Mumbai:

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

on Sunday met Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief

Raj Thackeray

at his residence in Mumbai and described it as a family meeting.

Gadkari has denied anything political behind the meeting.

Talking to reporters after meeting Raj Thackeray, Gadkari pointed to his old relationship with the MNS chief's family and said that he had come to their house on their invitation.

He said, "It was not a political meeting. I have had good relations with Raj Thackeray and his family members for 30 years. I had come to see his new house and inquire about his mother's condition. It was a family meeting, not a political one. "

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Notably, the meeting comes a day after Raj Thackeray's statement in which the MNS chief asked the Maharashtra government to remove loudspeakers from mosques and warned that "if loudspeakers are not removed from mosques". If they go, they will play Hanuman Chalisa by putting loudspeakers in front of the mosques.

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Addressing party workers in Mumbai two days ago, Thackeray had said, "I am not against namaz, you can offer namaz at your home, but the government should decide to remove the loudspeakers of the mosque. I am warning... Remove the loudspeaker or else you will play Hanuman Chalisa by placing a loudspeaker in front of the mosque."

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