Seeking a permanent solution to the “nuisance” caused by loudspeakers installed atop mosques, MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday exhorted his party works “to ensure mosques using loudspeakers maintain the permissible limit of 55 decibels during the day and 45 decibels at night” and complain to the police in case of violation of the sound rules.
As he made an appeal to the people – through letters issued in Marathi, Hindi and English –to keep track of the sound norm violations by mosques, the MNS chief appeared to gone back on his earlier that party workers would play Hanuman Chalisa in front of mosques five times a day—if the loudspeakers are not removed from the mosques.
“The MNS took up the issue of loudspeakers installed. The issue found resonance among the people not just in the state, but also in national politics. We need to find a permanent solution to the loudspeaker issue. Hence, it is necessary to reach our stand on the issue to each home. I have sent across to you my letters in Marathi, English and Hindi. Now get down to work,” Raj appealed to his party workers.
“My only request to you is to distribute my letters personally to every home in your locality. Unless there is wide-spread participation by the people, our movement against loudspeakers will not succeed. I am confident that you will not leave any stone unturned in reaching my letters to the homes of the people,” the MNS chief said.
It may be recalled that on April 17, the MNS chief had exhorted the “Hindu brothers” across the country to prepare themselves to give a “fitting reply” to the Muslims – in the form of playing Hanuman Chalisa in front of mosques five times a day—if the loudspeakers are not removed from the mosques by May 3