Baramati MP Supriya Sule on Monday took to X to share the news of the demise of her aunt Bharati Pawar.
In her tweet, Sule posted two pictures of her aunt and wrote, "Heartbroken to share that my dearest aunt, my mother - Bharati Pratap Pawar has passed away. This is an immense personal loss for our family & words cannot truly express the grief. She will forever be in our hearts. May her soul rest in peace!"
Bharati Pawar was the wife of Pratap Pawar, an Indian industrialist, and the chairman and managing director of Sakal Papers.
For the uninitiated, while Sharad Pawar remains the most dominant and well-known name from the Pawar clan, his 10 siblings made names for themselves in their respective fields. The 11 children of Govindrao and Shardabai Pawar — seven sons and four daughters, with Pawar being the eighth child.
Vasantrao, the oldest brother of Sharad Pawar, was a prominent lawyer in the Pune district. A land dispute led to his shooting death. Three of Sharad's older brothers, along with Vasantrao, have also died: Madhavrao, who founded his own industrial enterprises; Anantrao, the father of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar; and Dinkarrao, an agriculturist.
Suryakant, his brother, is an architect with a real estate holding. Sarla Jagtap and Saroj Patil, the late Narayan Dyandeo Patil's wife and a well-known member of the Peasants and Workers Party and the Left movement, come after him. Patil was close to Sharad Pawar, despite their divergent political philosophies.
In addition, Sharad's brother Pratap, who is in charge of the Sakal Group of Newspapers, his sister Meena Jagdhane, and his youngest sister, Neela Sasane.
