MNS workers force Tarak Mehta actor to apologise over language dispute

Mumbai : The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena registered their anguish against the team of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chasmah makers after they telecasted a scene saying that Hindi is the local language of Maharashtra.

After expressing their disapproval, the MNS workers landed at the house of Amit Bhatt, who said the dialogue. The actor, who plays the character of protagonist Jethalal’s father, was seen apologising in the pictures that have surfaced.  

MNS worker Ameya Khopkar also issued a warning to the makers of the show and claimed that they would not mind taking a tough stand against them. He had accused them of intentionally doing so and spreading ‘propaganda’.

In the video, Amit can be seen saying the dialogue – "See, our Gokuldham is in Mumbai, what is Mumbai’s language? Hindi. That is why we will write the thought for the day in Hindi." 

He added, "If our Gokuldam would’ve been in Chennai, we’d have written it in Tamil, and if our Gokuldam would’ve been in America and Europe, we’d have written in English."

The show creator Asit Modi also released a statement where he claimed that he agree Marathi was Mumbai’s language.