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Samiti President C R Patil said, 8220;These T-shirts were supplied to us by a city-based firm engaged in the dyeing business that wished to highlight the good work of the Chief Minister, particularly for Surat, in the past several years.8221;

8220;The firm sponsored all the 11,000 T-shirts and asked us to keep its name confidential,8221; said Patil, a BJP leader.

8220;These T-shirts have been distributed to all the 65 mandalis under the Samiti.8221;

Samiti Vice-President Ganesh Sawant said, 8220;The Samiti agreed to this idea because we did not see anything wrong in it.8221;

Youths would wear the T-shirts for 8216;Matki phod8217; programmes.

According to Sawant, the firm initially supplied 9,000 T-shirts and when the demand for them increased, it printed 2,000 more.

8220;These T-shirts are a big hit, especially among children,8221; he said.