'Sharad Pawar = Remote Control': Maharashtra Congress Leader's Latest Dig

As the comment against a senior ally spurred questions, Nana Patole tried to tamp down the negative connotations of the term "remote control".

Maharashtra Congress leader Nana Patole described NCP chief Sharad Pawar as "the remote control" of the state's coalition government in his latest digs at allies before trying to temper it with an explanation. "There is no doubt that Sharad Pawar is the remote control (of the Maharashtra government). We (Congress) do not make statements against any big leader, but any outsider should look into one's own party before making statements," Nana Patole said today. As the comment against a senior ally spurred questions, Mr Patole tried to tamp down the negative connotations of the term "remote control".  "Sharad Pawar is the NCP chief. I am the Congress chief, so we want to strengthen our parties respectively. He is the remote control but he has a bigger role in making this MVA (Maha Vikas Aghadi) government. Sharad Pawar gives us guidance and therefore he is a remote control," he said.