Baffling foot-in-mouth
Election time brings out the best, or at least the most bizarre, among politicians, especially when they open their mouths in public. The latest was Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar, who seems to be following a family tradition.

Pawar’s nephew, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, had ruffled many a feather with his remark that he would pee into dams if there was not enough water in them, but his uncle is generally known for being more astute.