India, July 11 -- Buoyed by the enthusiastic crowd which marched through the streets of Mira Road on Tuesday, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has announced a rally along those same streets on July 18.

Sandeep Rane, Mira Bhayander MNS chief, said, "Rajsaheb will be coming to Mira Road on July 18 to open a shakha (local office)." Rane added that the MNS supremo will also address a meeting at St. Paul High School near Balaji Circle to congratulate the Marathi manoos for their solidarity during the Tuesday morcha.

Since June 30, when MNS workers thrashed Babulal Chowdhury, owner of Jodhpur sweets for not being able to speak marathi, the language debate has grown in proportions and spilled onto the Mira Road streets twic...