India News: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Saturday pulled up his nephew and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, terming his remark on drought-hit and power deficit areas as "improper" but said that now that he has apologised, he should be forgiven.

"As the party president, I will say that Ajit Pawar's statement was improper and unfortunate," Sharad Pawar told mediapersons during a visit to Thane, about 25 km from Mumbai.