Pune, March 9 -- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday raised questions about the cleanliness of the River Ganga and said that "despite calling our rivers 'mother,' we fail to keep them clean."

Thackeray also took a swipe at politicians who indulge in tokenism, citing the example of those who claim to wash away their sins by taking a dip in the Ganges during the Kumbh Mela. He emphasised the importance of keeping the state's rivers clean and lamented the fact that none of the country's rivers were clean.

Addressing thousands of party workers on the occasion of the party's 19th foundation day, the MNS chief said that his party leader, Bala Nandgaonkar, had brought holy water from the Prayagraj's Maha Kumbh, but h...