Mumbai, Sept. 20 -- BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar has stoked a controversy by using objectionable language against senior NCP (SP) leader Jayant Patil and his parents. Addressing a rally in his constituency, Jat in Sangli district, on Thursday, Padalkar wondered if Patil was the son of Rajarambapu Patil, a pioneer in the cooperation sector, which was condemned by leaders across party lines. On Friday, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar called chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and expressed his ire. Fadnavis confirmed that he had received a call from the veteran leader and said he had asked Padalkar to exercise caution while speaking. While addressing the rally in Jat, the NCP (SP) leader's hometown, on Thursday, Padalkar had said that he was not a 'beggar's child' like Patil. "I have the courage to hold a programme here.I have serious doubts about you being the son of Rajaram Patil. There is something wrong about you," the BJP MLA had said. On Friday, the NCP (SP) responded by holding protests in several places, burning Padalkar's effigy and seeking his apology. Party chief Sharad Pawar called the chief minister and urged him to stop Padalkar from making such absurd statements. "This is indecent and undignified and not befitting for a cultured state like Maharashtra," Pawar is said to have told the chief minister. Fadnavis assured Pawar that he did not support such remarks. Speaking to reporters later in the day, he said, "It is wrong to drag someone's parents or his family like this. I had a word with Padalkar.He has the opportunity of becoming a good leader and will have to think of what he says." Padalkar initially showed no remorse for the comments. Later, he conceded that he had received a phone call from the chief minister. "'Deva Bhau' (a new term being used for Fadnavis) asked me to refrain from making such statements. I will follow his instructions," he said, but did not apologise for his comments....