The Shiv Sena on Friday tried to downplay the controversy created by NCP chief Sharad Pawar's by publicy terming his grand-nephew Parth Pawar immature for seeking a CBI probe into actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death.
After Parth Pawar's comments on Ram Mandir and Sushant Singh Rajput death case it seems all is not well within the Sharad Pawar-led NCP and the Pawar-family.
The Shiv Sena party said, the political storm generated over the comments made by the NCP supremo was "not even a storm in the tea cup".
NCP chief Sharad Pawar, 79, on Wednesday had expressed his displeasure with Parth Pawar and said he gives "absolutely no importance to his grand-nephew Parth Pawars recent demand for a CBI probe into the case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death, and also termed the young leader as immature.
After Sharad Pawar termed Parth as 'immature', his father Ajit Pawar jumped to his rescue and defended him by saying, "Parth Pawar is young, so please understand."
An editorial in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' hit out at news channels for "blowing the issue out of proportion".
"There was nothing wrong in what Shard Pawar did," the Sena publication said.
"The news channels create artificial storm for their livelihood. Sharad Pawar's comments on Parth are being construed as sign that not all is well in the Pawar family."
"Sharad Pawar is a senior leader and head of a political party. He can reprimand the young. Even late Bal Thackeray has done that," the editorial said.
"When your tongue is not in your control, you face a lot of problems. Ajit Pawar has gone through such problems."
"So now he controls himself. His son Parth is new in politics and that is why his statements create controversy. Even some senior and experienced politicians have demanded a CBI probe," the editorial said in a veiled reference to BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis.
"Sharad Pawar's comments against his grand-nephew were just to put a break on his actions. Why so much hue and cry over it?" the Marathi daily asked.
"There is nothing wrong in speaking in favour of Ram mandir which is being constructed with the Supreme Court approval," the Sena said.
"Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, too, have expressed their views. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray visited Ayodhya."
"But nobody wrote long letters to express their views like Parth," the editorial said.
Sammna advised Parth Pawar to take the senior Pawar's rebuke as a blessing and learn right lessons from "the political gymnasium" that exists in his home.