Sharad Pawar mocks Narendra Modi ‘balloon’

In my political career,I have found that more a balloon is inflated,the sooner it bursts,says Pawar.

• Written by Press Trust Of India
• Mumbai | June 8, 2013 03:05 AM IST
1 min read

Amid growing clamour in the BJP for Narendra Modi to lead the party in the next Lok Sabha elections,NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday likened the Gujarat chief minister to an “inflated balloon” that would “burst” soon.

“In my political career spanning 40-50 years,I have found that more a balloon is inflated,the sooner it bursts,” he said.

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Pawar,also Union Agriculture Minister,was asked to comment on the buzz in the BJP over Modi becoming chairman of its campaign committee for the general elections that would firmly pitch him as party’s prime ministerial candidate.

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