A leader has been cited in this paper stating that some Marathi-loving persons may have done this as Gujarati is not an official language in the state.

Go through the proper channels to get the board removed even if one thinks that it should not be there. There is a process in place and it should be followed, if somebody thinks that a signboard should not be in a particular language.

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This is also vandalism, as it is defacing public property and it must be seen as such. Even if one does not agree that the board should be in a particular language, disfiguring, defacement, breakage or defiling is a crime.

Let us also be careful not to create internal divisions and bitterness. Political leaders may want such rifts because it serves their purpose of seen as the saviours of such and such a community. Yet, it is important that we as a people understand that acts like these create deep divisions, which are then played up by those with vested interests. Social media gets into the mix by roiling sentiments and we see a fractured society, where hate and bitterness brim over and one is pitted against the other, to the detriment of all.

Take recourse to correct channels, even if it takes longer than one thinks to see some action. Communities here cannot be driven into inane, internecine rivalries.