Sharad Pawar
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Sharad Pawar
Sharad Govindrao Pawaris an Indian politician who serves as the president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian National Congress. He previously served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on three separate occasions and held the posts of Minister of Defence and Minister of Agriculture in the Government of India. Pawar hails from the town of Baramati in the Pune district of Maharashtra. He is a member of the Rajya Sabha where...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 December 1940
CountryIndia
When the selection committee took the decision, they conveyed it to me. It was a unanimous decision.... I don't want to interfere in the selection process.
Some progress has been made but much more needs to be done.
It is not easy to ignore a bid when India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh decide to come together.
I might be popular, but that is not sufficient in a parliamentary democracy set-up. One has to assess every chief minister, his success and rating in terms of how far he has succeeded in developing his colleagues.
We share Pakistan's stance on this. India also does not support a Twenty20 world tournament.
I entered politics in 1967; since then, continuously, I am getting elected... Fortunately I never lost the elections.
The Gandhi family has a tradition of being good hosts. When you call upon them, they treat you with a lot of respect.
We want to close this chapter here and we do not want to take the issue any further.
There is a full-fledged selection committee which is competent enough to pick the team.