Ex-MP Sujay Vikhe-Patil asks Sai Baba temple to stop free meals
Hindustan TimesFormer Member of Parliament and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sujay Vikhe-Patil has urged the Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan to discontinue its free meal service and instead use the funds for the future and education of children. Sujay’s remarks triggered row amid his father and minister in state cabinet Radhakrishna Vikhe clarified saying, “I spoke to Sujay, and he has said that what he meant was something else. We would like to clarify that free meal service will not be stopped.” Vikhe-Patil further went on to say that“beggars” from across Maharashtra come to Shirdi for free meals. His remarks triggered row amid his father and minister in state cabinet Radhakrishna Vikhe clarified saying, “I spoke to Sujay, and he has said that what he meant was something else. We would like to clarify that free meal service will not be stopped.” Vikhe-Patil also took aim at the Sai Baba Sansthan’s educational initiatives.
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