Watch | 'Ajit Pawar Was Secular but Ran With the Hare and Hunted With the Hounds'
In an interview to discuss the politics, personality and legacy of the former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar, who died yesterday in an air crash, one of India’s foremost political analysts Suhas Palshikar says he was secular and did not indulge in the Hindu-Muslim “bashing” associated with the Pawar’s ally the BJP. However, Prof. Palshikar says that Pawar’s style of politics was akin to “running with the hare and hunting with the hounds”.
In a 25-minute interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, Suhas Palshikar, the chief editor of Studies in Indian Politics, says that history will remember Ajit Pawar for the work he did for the development of Maharashtra. In time the scams that were associated with his name or the alliance with the BJP will be forgotten or diminish in importance and what will be remembered is Pawar’s commitment to development.
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