'Never wrestle with a pig': Fadnavis' post after Nawab Malik's allegations

Soon after Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik accused BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis of having Underworld links and protecting those with criminal backgrounds, the former chief minister posted a tweet, quoting famous playwright George Bernard Shaw.

“I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it!” it read.

On Wednesday, Malik said while fake notes were seized in other states after demonetisation in 2016, there was not a single such instance in Maharashtra, when Fadnavis was the chief minister of the state.

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Malik said on October 8, 2017, the Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized fake notes worth Rs 14.56 crore from the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai.

“But Fadnavis helped sweep the case under the carpet. The seized amount was later shown with a value of Rs 8.8 lakhs,” Malik alleged, questioning why the case was not handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

“Incidentally, Sameer Wankhade (the Narcotics Control Bureau officer against whom Malik has levelled several serious allegations) was the DRI's joint director at that time,” he added.