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Saturday, September 13, 2008 - 6:03 PM
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Turning_Mumbai_into_Shanghai_a_distant_dream_Govinda/articleshow/2962822.cms
The Times of India
April 19th, 2008
Govinda takes a dig at CM's Shanghai dreams
19 Apr 2008, 0341 hrs IST ,TNN
MUMBAI: In an oblique reference to Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, Congress MP Govinda on Friday said certain people were talking of converting Mumbai into Shanghai, despite the fact that Mumbai has a problem which Shanghai isn't known to face: drinking water.
The CM has been talking about a Mumbai-makeover on the lines of Shanghai since last several months.
Though it was unclear what prompted Govinda to criticise Deshmukh, but he didn't have good terms with a section of the ruling Congress in the state.
On the Opposition criticism that the Mumbai North MP neglected his constituency, he said, "When the PM's hands are tied, who am I to complain about a similar situation?'' Govinda, however, said he would soon start working for the welfare of his voters.
On MNS chief Raj Thackeray's recent anti-migrant campaign, Govinda said it was a "political stunt". He said the MNS supremo shouldn't have targetted a highly-respected actor like Amitabh Bachchan "who was a national icon".
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