Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday waved the green flag for the hassle-free release of Shah Rukh Khan-Deepika Padukone starrer "Chennai Express" in Maharashtra. The MNS withdrew its threat of stopping the release of Chennai Express after film's director Rohit Shetty met MNS chief Raj Thackeray.

The party's film unit was unhappy with reports that the film's prime slots in statewide single cinemas were going to affect the screening of some Marathi movies. They had threatened to tear the posters and stop the screening on August 9. "Rohit Shetty and UTV officials today met Raj Thackeray regarding this issue and they have sorted it out. Now, single screen theatres will not remove Marathi films to accommodate Chennai Express. After this agreement, we have called off our protest," Amay Khopkar, leader of MNS Cine Workers Association said.

On Thursday afternoon, Shetty, and "Duniyadari" director Sanjay Jadhav and others called on Thackeray to hammer out a solution. After listening to both parties, Thackeray ruled that if "Duniyadari" was not yanked off single screen cinemas across the state, then the MNS would not object to the release and run of "Chennai Express" in Maharashtra. After both parties agreed to this suggestion, the decks have been cleared for "Chennai Express" release in the city and the state.