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It was a usual morning and my daily routine was about to start .. At around 8-45 AM, I came out after taking the bath and to my sheer surprise, I saw my cell phone ringing .. Usually I don't get calls in the mornings but today was a different day whatsoever .. I went near the phone and 'Dad Calling' was flashing on the screen .. Generally my dad calls me at night only but as I saw his name flashing, I could sense that something somewhere is wrong .. And as I had expected and I could not be wrong, My dad gave me the news that Raj Thackrey has been arrested from Ratnagiri and he has been taken to the Bandra Court .. Dad advised me to be careful and if possible avoid going to the office as MNS supporters are surely going to retaliate observing their aggressive nature in the past.. But a brave dude that I am, I prepared myself to go to the office no matter what and got ready for the battle ..

I started driving my car and when I came to the main road, I could feel the bareness, misery, and some weird and bizarre kind of agony in the air .. I could sense a complete peace before the upcoming storm .. Shops and bazaars were all shut .. I could see very less number of Auto-rickshaws and taxis on the road .. There were huge lines on the bus stops and the buses were jam packed with people hanging on the door .. When I reached the highway at least half a mile from my office I could spot some MNS supporters with their tri-color flags and a little sensation of fear passed through my body .. What if they stop me?? ..What if they start beating me?? .. What if they pelt stones on my car ?? .. What if they break glasses of my car ?? .. All kind of negative thoughts passed through my mind but I overcame them and went ahead with a normal speed .. As GOD had his both hands on me, MNS guys were just stopping buses and rickshaws and they were letting cars to pass by .. They were not beating anyone nor they were attacking rickshaw/taxi or UP/Bihar people .. They were just stopping the autos and buses and requesting people to walk by .. So in the end,I reached office safely with a bit of panic and fear ..

In the office too, the atmosphere was strange .. Everyone was talking about the Raj Thackrey arrest and its backlash .. Few colleagues came late as they had to walk that half a mile distance .. They were all scared but luckily no one was attacked .. The whole day passed as no one was in the mood for serious work .. Rumours too started spreading like a forest fire about the riots in different parts of Mumbai and Maharashtra .. People staying in the suburbs were busy talking to their relatives and were curious about the latest update on the situation in their area .. Few people were busy harassing maharashtrian people to teach them some sentences of Marathi so that if they are caught Atlas they can speak some Marathi and can save themselves from the MNS anger

Everybody in my team left at 5-30 PM and I too left for home at 6 .. During back home, I could feel the same gloominess and murkiness on the roads and there were hardly any people on the road .. The shops were closed too .. Even the chemist shops were shut ..I reached home and called mom-dad that I am safe and they should not worry about me .. I switched on the TV and saw all the hungama, chaos and anarchy that Mumbai witnessed during the day and I could say that the panic that I felt while gong to office and while coming back, was right there on TV only the faces were different ..

A dreadful and frightful day full of panic, fear and terror !!!