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'He was not referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi'
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The Free Press Journal | 17/01/2022 10:08 PM | Click to read full article
After Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole courted controversy for a news clip which showed him saying "I can hit Modi and abuse him", his party clarified that the video clip where he is speaking in Marathi is actually a reference to a local goon who shares the surname of the Prime Minister.
People in Mr Patole's constituency were complaining about a local goon who is known as Modi.