So, this happened today.
I was standing outside a tea shop, casually waiting for my chai and snacks. Out of nowhere, a random middle-aged uncle, who was pretty short and had that typical chapri attitude, came and pushed me while walking past me.
The funny thing? There was literally enough space for him to walk without touching me.
I immediately confronted him and asked, “Bhai, kya kar rahe ho? Itni jagah hai chalne ke liye, phir dhakka kyun maar rahe ho?”
Instead of simply apologising or moving on, this guy got aggressive and started shouting. Then came the classic dialogue:
“Main MNS se hoon, leader hoon. Apne logon ko bulata hoon. Tujhe jaan se maar dunga!”
I was like, “Bula le bhai, main yahin khada hoon. Kisko bulana hai bula le.”
He actually called someone and continued acting like he was about to bring an entire army to the spot.
Now here's the funniest part.
It's been around 10–15 minutes. I'm still standing here, and neither has anyone arrived nor is that uncle anywhere to be seen. 😂
Bro literally threatened to kill me and call his people over a minor argument about pushing someone on the street, and then disappeared.
I genuinely don't understand why some people think dropping a political party's name gives them the right to threaten random strangers.
Being associated with a political party doesn't give you the right to intimidate people or threaten them with violence.
Anyway, I'm sharing this because I'm curious: Have any of you experienced something similar in Mumbai, where someone starts throwing around political connections just because you confronted them over something completely normal?
P.S. I'm still processing how a simple chai-and-snacks stop turned into a potential political action thriller. 💀😂