Kolhapur: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said he had no differences with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and blamed the electronic media for creating a false perception for the sake of TRP.Shinde, who was in Solapur to address rallies for Nagar Parishad polls, said contesting elections against BJP did not mean there was animosity between the two parties. “This is a local election. We were together for the Lok Sabha to see Narendra Modi as Prime Minister once again; in the assembly, we wanted Mahayuti to win. In local elections, the party workers are sentimental, and they want to contest,” he said.He categorically said that Shiv Sena‘s enemy was not BJP, but the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), and it would remain so in the future. When asked whether he and CM Fadnavis were ignoring each other in public events, Shinde said, “The media creates such questions and also finds the answers. They make all of it up and find breaking news regarding me and the CM. The media does it for TRP; they fabricate news, and they should stop now.”When asked whether his reference to “Ravan” and “ego” was aimed at BJP, Shinde said it was aimed at Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray and his associates. “Everyone knows who is Ravan, and who is ahankari. A farmer’s son from a poor family becomes the chief minister. Who is not able to digest this fact? One cannot understand the sufferings of the people by sitting indoors. Such people cannot resolve the concerns of the common people. Shiv Sena (UBT) politicians started having stomach aches when I became the CM. They are the Ravan; they are ahankari,” he said.
