Quick edit: Laughing at Mr Ajit Pawar8217;s expense

Maharashtra dy CM Ajit Pawar has put something in his mouth and is certainly not liking the taste of it.

Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar has put something in his mouth and is certainly not liking the taste of it.

His state faces the worst drought in recent times,its trees have more bodies hanging than leaves and the government has mandated that whatever water is available should be used only for drinking.

Yet,the state deputy finds time and taste to make crude jokes about it in public. So he wonders whether he should fill up dry dams by urinating in them. This is the second most novel use of urine found by a political leader,after the venerable Morarji Desai was rumoured to have drank it as an elixir.

Ajit Pawar was referring to a nearly two-month hunger strike by farmer Prabhakar Deshmukh who is demanding water from Ujani dam for drought-affected areas of Solapur district.

The gall bladder of public outrage erupted in the country,particularly in the Maharashtra Assembly today. His uncle,NCP strongman Sharad Pawar first 8216;refused to comment8217; but then apologised on Twitter 8216;on behalf of Ajit Pawar for the unwarranted comment8217;. To stymie the political stink the Opposition was kicking up.

Ajit Pawar too realised he had put himself in a pee-tiful corner. And,before his uncle flushed him out of the post again and made him brand ambassador of Sulabh Shauchalaya,he too apologised for 8216;hurting sentiments of the people8217;.

But who can stop the indomitable Twitterati? Here is raising a toast to your wit,Mr Pawar,with a different yellow liquid of bubbly persuasion.

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T S Sudhir amp;8207;Iamtssudhir: Maharashtra govt shd put up boards at all dams in the state just in case ajitpawar comes visiting: 8216;Yehan P8230; karna mana hai8217;.

yogesh pawani amp;8207;TheOfficialYogs: Now every sauchalay in Maharashtra will have a frame of Ajit Pawar hanging on!!

Mister India IH amp;8207;MeTalkTruth: I just guess amp; wonder ,will sardesairajdeep now suggest Urine less Holi next year?

Thanks2AK amp;8207;AapKaLokesh: 8220;vikingthakkar: Mr Ajit Pawar.. Are you speaking from Sachivalay or a Shauchalay..?!! Urine8221; can8217;t expect any thing else from corrupts.

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YIA 8211; Direct Action amp;8207;YiAOrg: I hope people will urinate on face of dirty politicians soon when they will come to them asking 4 VOTE in next election.

Farhan Akhtar amp;8207;FarOutAkhtar: Ajit Pawar fancies himself as a stand up comic. I think his party should take his cue,sack him and let him follow his dream.