India, July 5 -- After two decades of political estrangement, Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray shared a stage in Mumbai in a rare display of unity amid the Marathi row in Maharashtra.

The event in Worli was called to celebrate the Maharashtra government's rollback of an order regarding the "imposition" of the Hindi language.

Addressing the event, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray responded to the ongoing language row and criticism against his party workers. He told MNS workers "not to assault people for not speaking Marathi."

The MNS leader, however, said if someone shows useless drama, "you must hit below their eardrums".

"Be it Gujarati or anyone else here, must know Marathi, but there is no need to beat people for th...