India, July 9 -- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has asked all party workers and leaders to stop speaking to the media without his permission amid the language row that erupted after an attack on a food stall owner over not speaking in Marathi.

Thackeray asked MNS workers not to post videos or reactions on social media.

"A clear directive... No one from the party should interact with newspapers, news channels, or any digital media. Likewise, absolutely do not post videos of your reactions on social media," he said in a post on X.

"And those spokespersons officially assigned the responsibility of interacting with the media should also not engage with any form of media without consulting me or obtaining my permission...