Ashok Chavan, a Congress stalwart transitioning to the BJP, committed a gaffe when he mistakenly referred to Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar as the Congress`s city unit president during his joining speech at the saffron party`s state headquarters here on Tuesday.
The room filled with laughter before Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stepped in to rectify the error.
Chavan, in a moment of chagrin, acknowledged the mistake, attributing it to his long-standing allegiance to the Congress party.
Regaining his composure, he remarked, “It`s a slip of the tongue. This marks my inaugural day at the BJP headquarters, and I request you to excuse me,” eliciting a chorus of chuckles from the audience.
Chavan, who served as the chief minister of Maharashtra twice earlier, quit the Congress on Monday, in a jolt to the grand old party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The 65-year-old leader hails from Nanded district.
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