"Would Never Support Him": Sharad Pawar Retracts Rafale Remark Amid Row | Read

Days after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar created a flutter by saying that the public does not doubt Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intentions on purchasing Rafale fighter jets from France, the veteran politician today tried to defuse the situation by asserting that he would "never" do something like that. "Some people have criticised me, saying that I supported him (PM Modi). But I did not support him and will never (do that)," Mr Pawar said at a party meeting in the Marathwada region.