NEW DELHI, 21 February (H.S.) : In a video from the event,

PM Modi was seen entering with Sharad Pawar and helping him sit on a chair on

the stage while the audience clapped. The PM then offered water to

Sharad Pawar as the two settled comfortably in their seats.

The

scene seen in the All-India Marathi Sahitya Sammelan organized in Delhi has

created a stir in the political circles. The conversation between Prime

Minister Narendra Modi and senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) leader

Sharad Pawar has now become a topic of discussion. The Pictures of the meeting

and conversation between PM Modi and Sharad Pawar are going viral on social

media. It is also being said that this meeting between two veteran leaders of

the country's politics will definitely prick the heart of the opposition alliance

leader Congress like a thorn.

PM

Modi said, “Today I got a chance to join the glorious tradition on the

invitation of Sharad ji. Marathi language is sweeter than nectar. 100 years ago,

a Marathi speaking man had sown the seed of RSS. I am fortunate that lakhs of

people like me have inspired me to live for the country and it is because of

the Sangh that I got the privilege of connecting with Marathi”.

At the 98th Akhil Bharatiya

Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, PM Modi gave a shout-out to ‘Chhaava’ — a film based

on the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj — and said that the movie is

“making its waves throughout the country these days. Praising Maharashtra’s

contribution to the film industry, the Prime Minister said that the state has

given a new height to Marathi and Hindi film industries.

This

meeting of Sharad Pawar and Narendra Modi can create political discomfort for

Congress. Some factions of NCP had already expressed doubts about its closeness

to BJP, and now this picture has given further fuel to those speculations.Political experts believe that the conversation

between Pawar and Modi was not limited to just the Sahitya Sammelan.

Considering the constantly changing equations in Maharashtra politics and the

upcoming election strategies, this meeting cannot be taken lightly.

Hindusthan Samachar / Meenakshi Bhattacharya