India, July 5 -- Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Saturday welcomed the reunion of the Thackeray cousins in Mumbai and said the war against the imposition of Hindi being waged by the DMK and people of Tamil Nadu has transcended borders and is now raging like a whirlwind in Maharashtra.

Stalin also criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party, stating that the party, which was acting "illegally and anarchically" by saying it would allocate funds only if Hindi was taught as a third language in Tamil Nadu schools, has retreated for the second time, fearing a popular uprising in Maharashtra where it is in power.

"The upsurge and speeches of the victory celebration rally held in Mumbai today under the leadership of brother Uddhav Thackeray ag...