"Hope He Lives Till 100": Devendra Fadnavis On Sharad Pawar
NDTV
The comments come amid a back-and-forth between Sharad Pawar's camp and members of the breakaway unit of his party led by Ajit Pawar that has joined the BJP-Shiv Sena government over the 83-year-old's age.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said he hoped to see Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar live till 100 but criticised what he called attempts by his followers to "attract sympathy" by highlighting his age.
"He has our blessings. I hope he lives till 100. He can be in politics as long as he wants. But this attempt by some of his followers to attract sympathy by highlighting his age is not right," Mr Fadnavis said at a news conference, sitting next to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
The comments come amid a back-and-forth between Sharad Pawar's camp and members of the breakaway unit of his party led by Ajit Pawar that has joined the BJP-Shiv Sena government over the 83-year-old's age.