Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said on Sunday that he has not grown old and still possesses the ability to straighten some people out. Remark Comes After Family RiftThe veteran politician made the feisty remark at a bullock cart race event organised for his 83rd birthday in Pune district. This comes months after his nephew Ajit Pawar defected from the NCP in July, criticizing that Pawar was too old to lead the party. Show of StrengthAll of you in your speeches keep stressing I am 83, I am 84. What have you seen I have not become old. I have the power to straighten some people out, Pawar asserted.The race was held in Chakoli village to mark the former Union Agriculture Ministers birthday on December 12. Support to farming communityPawar added that such rural sporting events boost farmers confidence. He accused the government of not caring for farmers, citing export bans on onions as an anti-farmer policy.The NCP chiefs spirited proclamations have been seen as a show of strength against detractors during recent family disputes and ahead of key state elections.
