MUMBAI, Aug. 25 -- Mumbaikars' morning commutes were severely disrupted on Monday as autorickshaw drivers went on a spontaneous and unorganised strike, triggered by the strict enforcement of proficiency in the Marathi language. Commuters in certain pockets of the suburbs-Bandra, Kandivali, Govandi, Vakola, Kurla, Andheri, and Santacruz-were seen struggling to find intermediary modes of transport to reach railway stations and offices. While the protest was not endorsed or backed by established autorickshaw unions, Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav stood up for the drivers, speaking against politicising language. He also pointed out that imposing the language on the drivers violated the constitutional right to livelihood in India. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said: "We are not trying to make our Hindi-speaking auto-taxi driver brothers experts in Marathi, but they should have a working knowledge of Marathi." Meanwhile, given the nature of the strike, union leaders failed to forecast the drivers' course of action for Tuesday. P4...