Silent march was taken out under the aegis of ‘Rashtriya Hindu Andolan’ to protest against various attacks on Hindus; such as – attack on Amarnath pilgrimage on 16 July 2017 and constant attacks on Hindus in Bengal etc. Members of ‘Hindu Mahamandalam’, ‘Shambhuraje Yuva Pratishthan’, ‘Hindu Shakti Vahini’, ‘Swarajya Mitra Mandal’, Bajarang Dal, Lion Heart Group, Hindu Rashtra Sena, BJP, MNS, Shiv Sena, Sanatan Sanstha and Hindu Janajagruti Samiti participated in the march. The march was started from Tilak Chowk by garlanding picture-frame of Lokmanya Tilak and more than 70 devout Hindus participated in the march. They carried placards condemning the attacks. Shri. Sagar Shukla and Shri. Ganesh Pawar of ‘Hindu Mahamandal’ took initiative in making arrangements for and advertising of this march. – Shri. Balwant Pathak, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, Thane District (17.8.2017)