Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde lauded the man, who is held as one of the finest co-operators in the country, Sharad Pawar, the chief of NCP and former agriculture Minister of the country.
Shinde was speaking at the 46th annual general meeting of the Vasantdada Sugar Institute (VSI) in Pune, where he shared the dais with Pawar, who is the chairman of the VSI.
Despite being politically opposed to Pawar, Shinde could not check himself and showered praises on Pawar, citing his acceptance across political parties.
It bears recalling that the 97th Constitutional amendment which envisioned ground-breaking changes in the co-op scenario in the country was mentored by Pawar when he was the agriculture minister at the centre.