Solapur: On Wednesday, amid a public meeting at Akluj Prime Minister Narendra Modi fired a fresh salvo at Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar for raising questions about his family. "He can say whatever he wants about my family He's my elder and can speak as per his culture. But for me, all the poor in this country are my family," Modi said, addressing an election campaign in Akluj, which is a part of the Madha parliamentary constituency in Western Maharashtra.
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