In his defence, Patole said that citizens had complained to him about a local goon named Modi in his constituency.
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- In his defence, Patole said that citizens had complained to him about a local goon named Modi.
- Fadnavis further said that Patole has only grown physically and not mentally.
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole found himself in the middle of a controversy on Monday after a video of him saying he can “beat up” and “badass Modi” went viral, prompting the BJP to launch an attack on him. Gave.
Patole, however, later said that he was not talking of Prime Minister Narendra Modi but of a local village goon.
In a purported video, which was tweeted by a channel and then Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis, Patole can be seen talking to villagers in Bhandara district and purportedly heard saying, “I am Modi. I can defame them. That is why he had come to campaign against me.”
In his defence, Patole said citizens had complained to him about a local goon named Modi in his constituency, adding that a video of him talking to villagers was going viral on social media.
“Let me make it clear again that I was not talking about the prime minister, but a local goon named Modi,” Patole insisted. Emphasizing on the alleged remarks, Fadnavis said that in Punjab the Prime Minister was stuck on the road for 20 minutes. And the Congress Chief Minister there did not pay attention to it.
“Now, the Maharashtra Congress chief says he can defeat Modi and defame him. What’s up with Congress? The party, which was once involved in the freedom struggle, has downplayed it,” tweeted Fadnavis.
Fadnavis further said that Patole has only grown physically and not mentally.
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