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| Mumbai ink attack: India police arrest six Shiv Sena workers | Mumbai ink attack: India police arrest six Shiv Sena workers |
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| Police in India's Mumbai city say they have held six members of a Hindu right-wing group for dousing the head of a think-tank in black ink. | Police in India's Mumbai city say they have held six members of a Hindu right-wing group for dousing the head of a think-tank in black ink. |
| The Shiv Sena party inked Sudheendra Kulkarni on Monday. Mr Kulkarni was organising the launch of a book by former Pakistani foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri. | |
| The party described the ink attack as a "peaceful protest" against Pakistan. | |
| It later cancelled a planned protest at the launch of the book. | |
| "We have arrested six men, they are all Shiv Sainiks and have been released on bail," Mumbai Police Deputy Commissioner Dhananjay Kulkarni told AFP news agency. | "We have arrested six men, they are all Shiv Sainiks and have been released on bail," Mumbai Police Deputy Commissioner Dhananjay Kulkarni told AFP news agency. |
| Sudheendra Kulkarni, who was admitted to hospital to have the ink removed, has condemned the incident as an "assault on democracy". | Sudheendra Kulkarni, who was admitted to hospital to have the ink removed, has condemned the incident as an "assault on democracy". |
| However the launch of Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's book "Neither a Hawk nor a Dove: An Insider's Account of Pakistan's Foreign Policy" was carried out without incident after the party cancelled a planned protest at the launch. | However the launch of Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's book "Neither a Hawk nor a Dove: An Insider's Account of Pakistan's Foreign Policy" was carried out without incident after the party cancelled a planned protest at the launch. |
| The Shiv Sena party is a junior coalition partner in the Maharashtra state government, which is ruled by India's governing BJP. | The Shiv Sena party is a junior coalition partner in the Maharashtra state government, which is ruled by India's governing BJP. |
| The party was founded in 1966 to keep south Indian migrants out of Maharashtra state and to halt the spread of Islam. | The party was founded in 1966 to keep south Indian migrants out of Maharashtra state and to halt the spread of Islam. |
| Over time, it has acquired a reputation for promoting religious and ethnic chauvinism while allegedly targeting minorities, especially Muslims. | Over time, it has acquired a reputation for promoting religious and ethnic chauvinism while allegedly targeting minorities, especially Muslims. |
| The Shiv Sena also forced the cancellation of a concert by Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali last week. | The Shiv Sena also forced the cancellation of a concert by Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali last week. |