The Shiv-Sena paradox

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A slum in Kalva near Thane is a paradox. It houses 12,000 families whose inhabitants are mostly from small towns of Uttar Pradesh. In the last decade, the slum has grown, and Shiv-Sena has not missed this opportunity to exploit lives.

Image Day - Revitalizing Mumbai

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) party workers attack a man, targeting people leaving a Samajwadi-Party (SP) rally in Mumbai.

India's biggest film star Amitabh Bachchan is at the centre of violent regional rivalries in the commercial hub of Mumbai, where the MNS, a local political party, is leading a campaign against millions of migrants who control the city's economy.

Party workers have intimidated-migrants, damaged vehicles and beaten up taxi drivers, most of whom are from the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Picture taken February 3, 2008.

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