Thane: Local BJP workers allegedly forced a Congress functionary to wear a saree in public after he shared a morphed photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media.
A local BJP office-bearer defended the act on Tuesday, saying it was a response to Congress functionary Mama alias Prakash Pagare’s attempt to “defame” the PM.
A video clip of the incident has surfaced online.
Will take legal action: Pagare
Pagare said he would take legal action against the BJP functionaries involved in the act on Tuesday.
The 72-year-old local Congress functionary had shared a morphed image on social media of the PM.
On Tuesday morning, BJP Kalyan president Nandu Parab and other party workers intercepted Pagare on Manpada Road in Domibvli area. They forcibly draped a saree around him in the middle of the road.
Defending the act, Parab said it was their response to Pagare’s attempt to “defame” the prime minister.
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This cowardly BJP workers caught this Old Man just because he posted something against PM Narendra Modi and was made to wear Saree.Not surprise coming this from BJP goons.Wearing Saree is not a symbol of weakness, it's a symbol of strength.More power to you. pic.twitter.com/FIu3nyAg0f— Jay (@Avtaripurush) September 23, 2025
“We made Mama Pagare wear a shalu (an expensive saree) on the street,” Parab said.
BJP workers hurled casteist slurs, slapped me: Pagare
Later, Pagare alleged the BJP workers hurled casteist slurs and also slapped him during the confrontation.
The Congress functionary said he will lodge a complaint to seek action against them under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, adding that the “mob mentality” and the encroachment on his personal freedom would not be tolerated.
#WATCH | Kalyan-Dombivli, Maharashtra | BJP workers allegedly draped Dombivli Congress worker Prakash 'Mama' Pagare in a saree after he shared a social media post showing a morphed image of PM ModiCongress leader Prakash 'Mama' Pagare says, "I had forwarded an existing post on… pic.twitter.com/2o6ERwaLb5— ANI (@ANI) September 23, 2025
Kalyan Congress president Sachin Pote condemned the incident, claiming the BJP workers’ action was an “insult to the entire women class” and an uncivilised attack on a senior leader.
Pote also demanded strict action against those involved in the act.
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