BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar called up Varun Gandhi the other day and began, ‘Varun, dekho …’, only to be rudely interrupted. ‘Javadekar dekho’, Varun said, ‘jo aadmi aap ko akela pachas seatey jitwaney ja raha hai, usey kam sey kam jee laga ke boliye’ (Javadekar, since I’m going to win you 50 seats single-handedly, at least address me with some respect). A flabbergasted Javadekar put the phone down immediately.
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