PM ought not to worry about my family: Pawar on Modi's family poltics jibe

A politician of the old school, Pawar has never believed in bringing in the personal in the cut and thrust of politics. But this is a new phase

Keep family out of politics

He may be one of the most seasoned politicians in India. But Sharad Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party feels personally hurt by the attack launched on him by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In November 2016, Modi paid him fulsome compliments: “Pawar has completed 50 years of either being an MLA or MP, which is a legacy in itself in Indian politics. I have no hesitation in accepting that Pawar held my hand and taught me to walk in my early days in Gujarat,” Modi said at a