Mumbai, July 24 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday led a Tiranga Rally in Mumbai's Dadar in support of students protesting over the NEET-UG paper leak, accusing the Centre of using force against peaceful demonstrators and asserting that the movement transcends political affiliations.

Addressing a large gathering who were carrying the national flag in their hands, Thackeray said the rally reflected the collective voice of the people and warned the government against suppressing student protests.

"There is a unique feature of this crowd. Many people say that they don't see anyone familiar here. And exactly this thing is important: that we are all Indians, we are all Hindustanis. For those who were ruling until now by inst...