India, Aug. 29 -- Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil reached Mumbai on Friday morning where he will hold a rally in Azad Maidan demanding reservation for the Maratha community. The Mumbai police granted him and his supporters permission on Wednesday to hold the rally for a day between 9am and 6pm, with no more than 5,000 people.

Jarange-Patil has declared to hold an indefinite hunger strike at Azad Maidan until his demands are fulfilled.

Jarange-Patil entered the city along with a huge convoy of vehicles and an estimated 40,000 supporters, according to the estimation shared by the Mumbai police.

The Mumbai city police has put in place traffic restrictions and created a green corridor for his convoy to reach Azad Maidan from Vas...