Fernandes now hits at Sharad

After a string of questions, he was asked: 8220;Would you campaign for Mulayam Singh Yadav in UP?8221; To this, Fernandes tried to avoid a categorical reply. 8220;I haven8217;t thought of it yet, there is still time for polls,8221; he said.

When told Sharad Yadav would campaign against Mulayam because he is with Apna Dal, Fernandes responded: 8220;Those who are with the Congress do like this only Congress ke saath jo hain, vo aisa hi karte hain!8221;

Later sources close to Fernandes told The Indian Express that he had not made any off-the-cuff remarks. His stance was in conformity with his life-long politics of anti-Congressism. 8220;How can people in JDU speak the language of the Congress by advocating the dismissal of the Mulayam government?8221; they argued.