India, July 5 -- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray said the state was bigger than any feud, as he put up a united front with his cousin Uddhav Thackeray on stage in Mumbai, after being rivals for 20 years.

"Maharashtra is bigger than any feud, any argument," Raj Thackeray said, with Uddhav next to him. The brothers also garlanded the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at the joint rally.

Raj Thackeray's MNS and the Uddhav Sena announced a joint rally after the Maharashtra government rolled back on its decision to make Hindi the third language in primary schools in Maharashtra.

Addressing the rally, Thackeray also alleged that Hindi was "being forced" on to children. "Had this decision on Hindi been accepted quietl...