The video of the incident shows MNS workers engaged in a heated exchange with the shop owner, repeatedly questioning why he refuses to speak Marathi in Maharashtra.

Mamdani’s win had been widely expected since he took a commanding lead after the polls closed a week ago

A shopkeeper was assaulted by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers in Thane for asking them why speaking in Marathi should be compulsory.