for all the issues (mainly employment and lack of resources) the locals faced. All the Maharashtrians were asked to refrain from employing people hailing from the southern states, namely, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. One reason why the South Indians were targeted among other migrants were because of their over representation in white-collar jobs . Belonging from the same industry, Bal Thackeray knew this occupational structure well and thus it took almost no reluctance for him