Pune, Sept. 9 : In a sharp reaction to Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan''s controversial remarks on Marathi, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today asked her not to provoke Maharashtrians.

Thackeray in an editorial in Sena mouthpiece Saamna said, "Jaya Bachchan has been making controversial statements that have vitiated the atmosphere leading to discord. I am once again appealing to these people that do not provoke us unnecessarily."

"If you rub us the wrong way and try to test our response, you will be on the run," he added.

Firing his salvo again on Bachchans, chief of Maharashtra Navnirman (MNS) Sena Raj Thackeray has demanded an unconditional apology from Jaya Bachchan for her remark on Hindi.

MNS chief said that if Mrs. Bachchan will not apologies, then his party men will do their best to halt the releases of all the movies involving the Bachchan family.

On Sunday, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, who had backed out from the issue of Marathi signboard, said that deadline has not been extended. The decision was earlier given by the Bombay High Court.

Raj declared it through a release, “I have not extended the deadline to put Marathi signboards on shops.” He further added that no shop owner would be given any extension.

Mumbai, Aug 28 : Bal Thackeray’s Shiv Sena is vying with the Raj Thackeray led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) to get political space on the issue of Marathi signboards.

While the MNS deadline for Mumbai shop owners to change their signboards from English to Marathi ends today, the Shiv Sena has asked Brihanmumbai Municipal Committee (BMC) to enforce Marathi signboards on traders and shopkeepers.

Incidentally, the traders'' association has moved the Bombay High Court against Municipal Commissioner Jairaj Phatak''s instructions on the issue.

The High Court will hear the application on Thursday.

Mumbai, May 9 : Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil on Friday said that a