Third Eye: RAW scheme of things, Pawar's wake-up call & Fadnavis's pulsating chopper experience

Jammu and Kashmir DGP RR Swain, who is in the eye of the storm for his comments on links between local political parties and terror outfits, has spent much of his career in the Research and Analysis Wing, besides enjoying a stint with the Ministry of External Affairs on a post responsible for securing Indian embassies abroad. Buzz is that he was handpicked from RAW and brought to J&K after the abrogation of Article 370.

Just A Wake-Up Call from Pawar
When asked about MNS chief Raj Thackeray’s comment that Sharad Pawar practices casteist politics, the NCP-SP chief remarked nonchalantly that “Raj has a specialty. He wakes up every two to four months and gives such a statement”. Pawar’s statement on Raj ‘waking up’ evoked a lot of laughter and it wasn’t without context. Several years ago, Pawar had hinted that Raj “never took politics seriously and didn’t even wake up early in the morning”.

Pulsating Chopper Experience
Maharashtra deputy CMs Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis had a close shave when their helicopter veered off course due to bad weather on Wednesday while they were travelling from Nagpur to Gadchiroli. After the landing, Pawar said while he was concerned, Fadnavis was quite ‘cool’ during the flight. Fadnavis told Pawar that he has experienced six such near mishaps and even if there was a mishap, he would not be harmed and since Ajit was with him, he would escape unscathed. Ajit, however, said he kept repeating God’s name till the chopper landed. In the end, Fadnavis’ words proved true.