Maratha Kranti Morcha in Mumbai: Things to know about this protest march

Silent protest is a peaceful way to press demand for reservation in jobs, educational institutions

Mumbai was engulfed by a 'Maratha storm' as millions of the politically powerful community prepared for their first, biggest and final mammoth 'mook morcha' (silent procession) to demand reservations in jobs and education, here on Wednesday.

This will be the 58th — and the largest-protest march of the Maratha community, exactly a year after the first march was held in Aurangabad. The morcha began at 11 am from the BMC's Jijamata Udyan and culminate at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai at 5 pm.

While the authorities anticipate the participation of between 500,000-800,000 Marathas from across the state, the organisers are