Activists of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Friday staged a protest against Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam over the latter's appeal to the state government to rethink its decision to hold Marathi exams for autorickshaw and taxi drivers, reported PTI.

Talking to PTI, Nirupam said he visited Ganpat Patil Nagar area of Dahisar in the western suburbs earlier in the day to speak to autorickshaw drivers, urging them to learn Marathi and not to panic over the cancellation of their licences if they fail any exam testing their language skills.