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The Great Mumbai survey

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1. Mumbai survey - Raj Thackrey and Marathi Manus

1. What is your general opinion on all this?

Just politics. Tomorrow everyone will forget it.

Very serious issue, possible conflict between Maharashtrians and others.

Important issue, should be discussed, but violence by anyone is not OK.

Important issue, minor violence is OK.

Important issue, serious violence is fine, no one will understand otherwise.

2. Should Mumbai be only for Maharashtrians?

No. For everyone, its a cosmopolitan city.

Yes, only for Maharashtrians. Strictly.

Mostly for Maharashtrians, but others are fine if they are not too many in numbers.

For everyone, but newcomers should be carefully chosen.

For everyone, but they should become Marathi in culture.

3. Is all this just politics?

Yes

No.

Maybe.

4. What is the major reason for the problems of Mumbai?

Low class newly arrived North Indians

All North Indians

All Outsiders

Us.

Our own politicians.

Our own attitudes.

5. Is violence by MNS or Sena justified?

Yes, they have good reason to get violent.

They have good reasons, but violence cannot be justified.

Some amount of violence is needed.

No good reasons, violence 100 % not justified.

6. Is it OK to celebrate UP divas and Chaat Puja in Maharashtra?

100 % not OK.

100 % OK.

OK only when they are not used for political strength.

OK as most north indians celebrate them, its their culture, not our problem.

7. If you can have only one option, what will you choose?

Cosmopolitan Mumbai

Maharashtrian Mumbai

8. What should be Maharashtrians' biggest priority?

Culture

Jobs

Religion

9. Which party represents Maharashtrian interests more?

Congress

NCP

Shiv Sena

MNS

BJP

RSP

No one.

10. Which party can ACTUALLY do something good for the state?

Congress

NCP

Shiv Sena

MNS

BJP

RSP

No one.

11. If you are working in a non-government job, is the company owned by:

Maharashtrians

South Indians

North Indians

Punjabi / Haryanvi/ Delhi people

Others

Foreign owner

Don't know

I work in government job

I am not working

12. Who are the hardest working people in Mumbai?

Maharashtrians

North Indians

South Indians

East Indians

No difference

Don't know

13. If you own a company in Mumbai and have to hire people

Only Maharashtrians

Only Mumbaikars

Outsiders are a problem, so will try to hire Maharashtrians

Maharashtrians are a problem, so will try to hire outsiders

Will hire by skills and ability only. No other criteria.

Outsiders form unions and create problems, so only locals

Locals form unions and create problems, so only outsiders

14. Marathi culture is slowly losing its strength

Agree

Disagree

Don't know

15. Marathi movies are failing because:

Bad movies

Not modern in concept or execution

No good advertising or sales

High ticket rates

Everyone watches movies on TV

Interest in Bollywood, not Marathi movies

Because of Bhojpuri movies

People are too lazy to go and watch them in theatres

16. What is the solution for Marathi movies failing?

Ban all other language movies

Ban Bhojpuri and South Indian movies, only Bollywood and Marathi movies should be allowed

Make better Marathi movies

Make all Marathi movies tax free

Sena and MNS should tell all Maharashtrian families to watch one Marathi movie a month

Marathi movie audience not there in Mumbai anymore, they should focus on rest of Maharashtra

Do nothing. Let them die if they dont have audience.

I dont know the answer.

17. Has the image of Marathi manoos been damaged by this controversy? Do the rest of India now think we are goondas?

Not at all. They understand our viewpoint.

Yes. But its OK, who cares what they think.

Somewhat.

I don't know.

18. Who will be the best CM for Maharashtra?

Bal Thackeray

Pawar

RR Patil

Munde

Udhav

Abu Azmi

Sanjay Nirupam

Govinda

None of these

19. If legally it is not possible to control the new migrants, what is the solution?

Drive everyone out.

Beat up a few of them, the bad ones will leave automatically.

Tolerate the good and bad together.

No solutions at all.

20. If a non-Maharashtrian says, he will open a company in Mumbai and hire 100 employees on merit, what will be your reaction?

Give preference to Marathis

All equal. hire on skills.

21. A non-Maharashtrian will give jobs to everyone. But refuses to speak Marathi. What should we do?

He gives jobs, thats enough.

He doesnt speak Marathi, get out.

It is sad, but we need jobs. Let him stay.

I dont know.

22. MNCs may think the crisis in Mumbai is getting worse and stop opening offices in Mumbai, are we going to lose jobs?

They dont think so.

They think so, we are getting bad publicity.

We may lose jobs, but its only temporary.

Maharashtrian businessmen can make up for the loss of jobs.

There is no bad publicity, MNCs or businessmen are not going away from Mumbai for sure.

Dont know.


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