Pawar play

Sharad Pawar has seen a lot, done a lot. That is why his intervention in acting honest broker to bring the Opposition together needs to be taken seriously

What can you say about a man who has never lost an election in his entire life and came close to becoming the Prime Minister of India at least twice? That he must be a genius at resourcefulness, possessed of a ruthlessness of spirit and of flexible ideological persuasion? You could be describing Sharadrao Pawar, one of Maharashtra’s most beloved sons and one of India’s most respected politicians, mostly accurately.

The indefatigable Pawar is back at doing what he does best: Putting like-minded people in touch with each other, creating opportunities, providing linkages and in the process, making openings where none