India, Oct. 31 -- With the charity commissioner ordering cancellation of the controversial land transaction involving the Seth Hirachand Nemchand Memorial Trust hostel in Pune, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and cabinet minister Chandrakant Patil, on Thursday, came out strongly in support of Union Minister and Pune MP Murlidhar Mohol, who had been facing allegations in the case.

Patil's support for Mohol appears crucial as the Pune MP was looking isolated in the case with many in the party not openly backing him.

Extending support to Mohol, Patil said his name was "dragged unnecessarily" into the controversy. "The growing strength of the BJP has become a matter of envy for some, who keep trying to malign our leaders-especial...