India discussing the controversy surrounding comments made by Sharad Pawar, the leader of India’s Nationalist Congress Party, about Uddhav Thackeray, the chief minister of Maharashtra. In his autobiography, Pawar criticized Thackeray for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and for failing to quell discontent within his own party. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has defended Thackeray, calling Pawar’s comments “wrong information” and claiming that Thackeray was regularly going to office during the pandemic. Raut also downplayed the significance of the controversy, stating that Thackeray would respond to the comments soon and that books are read for only two days before being put into libraries. The article also mentions that Pawar recently announced that he would be stepping down as the NCP chief, sparking speculation about his successor and demands by party workers for him to continue in his position until at least the next elections.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut commented on the criticism of Uddhav Thackeray in Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar’s autobiography. Raut claimed that the criticism was “wrong information” and downplayed it by saying that books are read for two days and then put into libraries. He also mentioned that Thackeray will soon respond to what has been written about him in the book. Raut further added that he has not read the book yet and that people tend to forget about a book after two days.
