Army never doubts the love n sentiment of countrymen behind contributions to its welfare fund. From now on...? #RajThackeray 's extortion.



— Manmohan Bahadur (@BahadurManmohan) October 22, 2016

Is Raj Thackeray the Government or a .....? Lets b clear. As @ShekharGupta has twted, its constitutional breakdown- taking a Mr Nobody's ok https://t.co/KzANTwIFVM



— Manmohan Bahadur (@BahadurManmohan) October 22, 2016

Indian Armed Forces cannot, and SHUD NOT, become crutches 4pol ambitions. Unfortunately, this is the trend seen in recent past. Stay away pl https://t.co/BBkujRETja



— Manmohan Bahadur (@BahadurManmohan) October 22, 2016

Why should the Armed Forces be made a part of this extortion? By accepting this money they would become a 'receiver' of tainted money @adgpi https://t.co/tB2wj4Kxqw



— Manmohan Bahadur (@BahadurManmohan) October 22, 2016

I served four decades in uniform- and never did I live on extorted money. What's this happening in my country???? @PMOIndia @manoharparrikar https://t.co/tB2wj4Kxqw



— Manmohan Bahadur (@BahadurManmohan) October 22, 2016

5Cr one, 5Cr two, 5Cr three.

And the nationalism badge is sold to Karan Johar by Raj Thakare via Devendra Fadanvis #ADHM



— Kay P Aar (@RudrakeKP) October 22, 2016

This is extortion. Plain and simple. What's the difference between Raj Thackeray and an underworld gangster? Nothing. https://t.co/xUmRQNBoBL



— Rohan (@mojorojo) October 22, 2016

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray , on Saturday, held a meeting with Ae Dil Hai Mushkil 's producer Karan Johar and state's chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on the issue of movie's smooth release.The movie, slated to be released this Diwali , had been in the thick of a controversy after MNS held widespread protests asking for a ban on the movie since it featured Fawad Khan , a Pakistani actor.Though decks have been cleared for the movie's smooth release, Thackeray made a few announcements after the meeting which have not gone down well with the Twitterati. After the conclusion of the meeting, he said, "Every producer who has cast a Pakistani actor must contribute Rs 5 crore to the Army welfare fund". He also demanded that all producers should give in writing that they would not cast any Pakistani actor from now on.Shortly after Thackeray's statements, social media users began expressing their disagreements and objections. Former Air Vice Marshal Manmohan Bahadur slammed Thackeray’s decision on Saturday evening in a series of powerful tweets.“I served four decades in uniform- and never did I live on extorted money. What’s this happening in my country???? Indian Armed Forces cannot, and SHUD NOT, become crutches 4pol ambitions. Unfortunately, this is the trend seen in recent past,” he tweeted.His strongly-worded statement against Thackeray was lauded by many on the social media.There were many others who lambasted Thackeray's statement. Here are a few tweets slamming Thackeray's proposal:Film 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil', that features Pakistani actor Fawad Khan, ran into trouble after Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) said it won't allow release of any movie in India that featured Pakistani artistes. It is due for release on October 28, ahead of Diwali.