Don't want to call myself IITian CM: Manohar Parrikar

Parrikar, the first IITian to become chief minister, was referring to recent street protest by Kejriwal

Press Trust of India Panaji
Last Updated : Jan 28 2014 | 7:24 PM IST
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today termed as "nautanki" (drama) the street protest steered by his Delhi counterpart and former IITian Arvind Kejriwal.

"Nowadays, I don't want to be introduced as an IITian chief minister after nautanki of Delhi," Parrikar told a gathering of businessmen near here without naming Kejriwal.

Parrikar was referring to recent street protest by Kejriwal, the alumnus of IIT-Kharagpur, in the national capital over a stand-off between his ministers and police personnel over law and order issues.

"There are different kinds of IIT students...Some are intelligent and some are known for GT. The current generation will not know what's GT, it's a glass tracing...You can glass trace your drawing and do whatever kind of exercise you want," said Parrikar, the first IITian to become chief minister.
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First Published: Jan 28 2014 | 5:29 PM IST

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