Master Stroke: Sharad Pawar takes U-turn on Rafael deal row, says, 'Never supported anybody'

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Monday said he didn't support Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Rafale deal controversy, as reported by the media. Rejecting the charge of defending Modi, Pawar said he would "never" do that.

Pawar's statement came days after Tariq Anwar, a founding member of the NCP, quit from the party and his Lok Sabha seat over former defence minister's reported remarks that that people have no doubts about Modi's intentions in the purchase of fighter jets from France. Objecting to Pawar's remark, NCP general secretary Munaf Hakim also quit the party last week.