Former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal Monday described as insensitive NCP chief Sharad Pawar's remark that the late leader relinquished his post at the Centre and returned to Goa because he did not agree with the Rafale fighter jet deal.
In a statement issued here, Utpal said the Parrikar family was saddened to read Pawar's remarks.
"This is yet another unfortunate and insensitive attempt to invoke my father's name to push blatant falsehood for political gains," he said.
Addressing reporters in Kolhapur on Saturday, Pawar had said, "The Rafale deal was not acceptable to Parrikar. He therefore quit as Defence minister and returned to Goa."
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