Sixty-year-old Athawale, who is the MoS for social justice, had chanted the "Go corona, go corona" at a prayer meeting in February that went viral on social media.
Union minister Ramdas Athawale’s comments come after 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives in a violent clash with the Chinese army in Ladakh's Galwan Valley.
Rajan's brother will contest on a ticket from Ramdas Athawale's Republican Party of India (A), which got six seats as part of the deal between BJP, Shiv Sena and other allies.
Dalit rights activist Ramdas Athawale has been a part of both Modi govts, and was almost confident of getting a ministerial berth the minute NDA won Lok Sabha elections.
Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.
Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities.
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
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