''Backstabber'' Sharad Pawar Can't Be Our Guru, Says Shiv Sena Leader
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Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut said he is not aware of Anant Geete's remarks and asserted that Sharad Pawar is "a leader of the country"
Former Union minister and Shiv Sena leader Anant Geete has kicked off a row, saying NCP chief Sharad Pawar had "backstabbed" the Congress to form his party and he cannot be a "guru" for Shivsainiks.
He also said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress is just an "adjustment".
In New Delhi, Sena spokesperson and senior party leader Sanjay Raut asserted that Mr Pawar is a leader of the country. He said the MVA government and the arrangement of the Shiv Sena, the Congress and the NCP will continue for five years.
"I am not aware of this (Mr Geete's comments). The arrangement in Maharashtra is of three parties. Sharad Pawar is a leader of the country.
