Stating that the recent meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar had no political links, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut asserted that the two leaders share an old bond and the meeting shouldn't be viewed from a political perspective.

Speaking to ANI, Sanjay Raut said, "If Pawar has met the Prime Minister, then there is no need to be surprised. Pawar sahib and Modi Ji share an old bond and they always consult each other. I saw in the photos that Pawar sahib had taken a file along with him, it might be related to agriculture or co-operation.