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November 24, 2010

Films must use Mumbai only, not Bombay warms extreme right

The Times of India, Nov 24, 2010

MNS warns Sharmila

by Ambarish Mishra, TNN

MUMBAI: MNS chief Raj Thackeray has warned Sharmila Tagore that his party will hold her responsible if films which use 'Bombay' instead of 'Mumbai' are okayed for release. Tagore heads the censor board.

"(In 1996), the government (through an Act) changed the city's name from Bombay to Mumbai This is an emotional issue for the people of Maharashtra," Thackeray wrote in a letter to Tagore on Tuesday.