From tragedy springs leadership: Sunetra Pawar, wife of deceased NCP leader Ajit Pawar, formally assumes Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister position today amid party-wide jubilation tinged with mourning.
Rituals precede responsibility—Siddhivinayak Temple darshan at 8:30 AM, then tribute at Chaityabhoomi to Constitution framer Dr. Ambedkar, joined by Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare, and NCP veterans.
Ajit Pawar’s death in a January 28 runway crash en route to Baramati polls shattered expectations; four others perished too. Thousands gathered for his January 29 rites at Vidya Pratisthan.
Overseeing Excise, Sports, and Minority Affairs, Sunetra echoed Ajit Pawar’s ethos for the masses, pledging fidelity to Shiv-Shahu-Phule-Ambedkar values. Grief overwhelms, yet his guidance on duty and bonds with people steels her.
Vowing honest pursuit of his equitable Maharashtra dream, she leans on public affection as true power. In hardship, she advances, breathing life into his principles with fresh vigor and purpose.