Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil said MNS chief Raj Thackeray`s speech in Aurangabad, wherein he remained firm on the May 3 deadline for removal of loudspeakers from mosques, was aimed at "creating a divide in society", and hinted at action against him.

Walse Patil also said Thackeray`s speech at a rally in Aurangabad was centred around attacking only NCP president Sharad Pawar, whose party currently shares power with the Shiv Sena and Congress in Maharashtra. The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) head had accused the NCP chief of playing caste politics in Maharashtra, and said he was allergic to the word `Hindu`. ¿His speech was an attempt to create a divide in society and hatred.