Mumbai, April 15 -- Senior BJP leader and Maharashtra's Minister for Water Resources Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil today clarified that he met arrested godman "Captain" Ashok Kharat only due to the insistence of Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena MLA Deepak Kesarkar.
Minister Vikhe Patil issued the clarification shortly after social activist Anjali Damania held a press conference here earlier in the day and announced the names of political leaders with alleged links to godman Kharat, which included Vikhe Patil's name as well.
"When Eknath Shinde came to Shirdi, I went with him to meet Ashok Kharat. At that time, (Shinde-led Shiv Sena MLA) Deepak Kesarkar insisted on meeting Kharat and so I went along with him. Some things happened due to my ignorance...