‘Entire world knows …’: Sharad Pawar after ‘fake’ caste certificate goes viral | India News

NEW DELHI: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said that he does not want to hide his caste since he never does politics using the same.
The statement comes just days after a purported certificate went viral online claiming that Pawar belongs to the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.

Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule, who is an NCP MP, had said that the document was fake.

The NCP chief belongs to the dominant Maratha community, which constitutes more than 30 per cent of Maharashtra’s population.
Pawar clarified he has all the respect for the OBC community, but he does not want to hide the caste he was born in.
“The entire world knows my caste, and I have not done my politics based on caste and will not do so. But I will do everything to resolve the issues of the community,” Pawar said.
Talking about quota for the Maratha community, the NCP founder said the power to grant reservation is under the ambit of the state and the central governments.
(With inputs from PTI)