We Don't Want To Be Friends With A "Caged Tiger": Maharashtra BJP Chief

The BJP leader, who is an MLA from Pune city, said his party wants to retain its top position in Maharashtra.

Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil on Thursday sought to clear the air about his ''friendship with tiger'' statement and asserted his party doesn't want to be friends with a "caged tiger". Addressing a press conference organised on the occasion of his birthday, he also indicated that the BJP would prefer to contest the upcoming civic body elections in the state alone. Municipal corporations of Mumbai, Pune and some other major cities are slated for elections in early 2022. "Recently, I was in a programme where a volunteer working in wildlife field gifted a photo album to me along with a replica of a tiger. Reacting to his gesture, I told him that it's a nice gift and ''we are always friends with tigers," Mr Patil said.