Quotes from Raj Thackeray

India needs to intensify its security even if it mean people are inconvenienced.

Modi created the impression that he was ready to go to war with Pakistan after the Pulwama attack. But his government was so broke it was begging the RBI for Rs 300,000 crore.

I have nothing against Indian Muslims but there are certain 'mohallas' in different parts of the State which have become the hub of illegal immigrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh, which need to be cleaned.

I am accepting all the resignations that have been sent to me by various party leaders. These resignations have shown me just who continues to stand by me and who doesn't.

Shiv Sena is interested only in Marathi votes and not the Marathi manoos.

The Ram Mandir should be built, but it should not be used as an election plank to divide the society and win votes.

The 2009 elections were the first my party faced. Still MNS candidates lost by lesser margins. Each of my candidate got more than one lakh votes.

When there was a Congress government in Maharashtra, no one bothered about law and order.

Wherever you go, respect the local culture or you will suffer.

Congress leaders will now come to offer you money. I suggest you take the money but don't vote for them.

I never criticized Modi. All I said was that Modi cannot be a chief minister and still nurse prime ministerial ambitions. I only suggested that he should resign as the chief minister and then stake his claim to be prime minister.

Some things happen without you putting an effort, while some others things do not happen despite we wanting it to happen.

A good man should be on the PM's chair. The country's condition should improve. Only because of this I have supported Modi. You may call it a masterstroke or anything else.

These days, those who criticize the Union government are being labelled as anti-BJP and those praise it as BJP supporters. Isn't there any middle path?

I have made it clear that I am supporting Modi for his work. This does not mean that I am supporting BJP.

There is no Modi wave. He has to attend so many rallies because there is no wave and also, BJP doesn't have a face to project.

I appeal to Muslims and Hindus, beware of the election plans of the BJP.

Those who are complaining about Bombay's law and order should be sent to U.P. and Bihar - only then they will realize how safe and secure Bombay is.

Cartoons, if you ask me, are the most powerful weapon in today's politics. Balasaheb Thackeray has proved this.

I appeal to all political parties to come together for a Modi Mukt Bharat.

When I fight elections, I don't think about results whether it is assembly or Lok Sabha polls.

Nitin Gadkari requested me not to fight Lok Sabha polls. I told him how it is possible? I head an independent political party which has mass support. Gopinath Munde too met me and requested me to adjust.

You are paying for petrol, roads, tolls but what are you getting? Year after year, the roads go bad and then get repaired, but the number of potholes only keep rising.

Presidents are only seen on August 15 and January 26. Who knows what they do for five years other than this?