Mumbai, November 9, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
A political controversy has erupted in Maharashtra after Shiv Sena leader Ramdas Kadam demanded a high-level inquiry into whether NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) state president Sunil Tatkare had any role in the plane crash that claimed the life of former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
During the Diwali period, Kadam made serious allegations against Tatkare and questioned his political ambitions, claiming that he wanted to become Deputy Chief Minister. He called for an investigation into the possibility of Tatkare’s involvement in the fatal crash.
“Sunil Tatkare is a demonic person. He cannot be loyal to anyone. He used to be the Personal Assistant (PA) to A R Antulay saheb, and he finished him off too,” Kadam alleged.
“Whoever gets close to Tatkare, he works to destroy them. I have heard that he himself wanted to become the Deputy Chief Minister. Therefore, an investigation must be conducted from the angle of whether Tatkare had a hand in Ajit Pawar’s fatal crash. His ambitions are monstrous, and he can do anything to fulfil them,” he further alleged.
Kadam also referred to his past political association with Tatkare during the Khed-Dapoli elections, claiming that people had warned him against working with the NCP leader.
Tatkare has rejected the allegations as baseless and said he would address the media at a formal press conference to present his response.
NCP national spokesperson Umesh Patil said Kadam had made similar allegations against Tatkare in the past. He said Tatkare had been working in the Konkan region for 40 years to build the party against the Shiv Sena and described the controversy as a local-level political conflict. Patil also said Kadam should have produced evidence to support his allegations.
Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar said an inquiry should be initiated in view of the serious charges made by Kadam.
The controversy has also drawn a response from Ajay Birvatkar, a Zilla Parishad member and Tatkare’s brother-in-law. Following a previous dispute over seating arrangements at the foundation-stone laying ceremony for the Poynar dam in Khed, Birvatkar posted a warning on social media, apparently responding to Kadam’s remarks.
“When a person’s downfall begins, such frantic ranting follows. Even if one has the ambition to touch the sky, one’s feet must remain on the ground. However, if self-respect is hurt, the market will be dismantled,” he wrote.
The exchange has intensified political tensions between Shiv Sena and the NCP within the ruling Mahayuti alliance, particularly in Raigad district.
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