Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray criticized industrialist Mukesh Ambani over his recent remark that Mumbai belongs to all Indians.

Thackeray warned Ambani to do business without provoking Maharashtrians.

Thackeray said, "Marathi people have as much right over Mumbai as Mukesh Ambani has over Reliance companies."

Shiv Sena chief added, "Mumbai is Maharashtra's capital and will remain its capital. Don't meddle in the path of Mumbai and Marathi manoos," he said.

Shiv Sena is upset with Ambani, for stating that all Indians are welcome to Mumbai and make it their home.

"When 'Pandit Mukesh Ambani' says Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi belong to all Indians, why has he left out cities likes Ahmedabad, Jamnagar and Rajkot?" Thackeray questioned.

Reliance Industries' chairman Mukesh Ambani had recently said the controversy over making knowledge of Marathi mandatory for issuing taxi permits in Mumbai was 'unfortunate', and the metropolis belongs to all Indians.

"We are all Indians first. Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi belong to all Indians. That is the reality,"Ambani had said during a panel discussion at the London School of Economics.