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| Mukesh Sharma with Hon'bleVilasrao Deshmukh |
My acquaintanceship with hon'ble Vilasrao Deshmukhji was born out of the challenge that was thrown at me by the late Chief Minister of Maharashtra by default. It so happened that when I was Posted as the Director and Head of DDK Mumbai, I was informed by a press friend of mine (a comment purported to have been said by the late CM)
Its good to have a young Director at the helms of the DD affairs in Maharashtra but it would have been better if he was a son of the soil.
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| At DDK Mumbai... Hon'ble Vilasraoji |
In less than 6 months, I was able to turn around the fortunes of DDK Mumbai and the first VIP to come to DDK was Hon'ble CM Vilasraoji. He came for a LIVE phone in program Saad Pratisaad . Initially his staff and aide were reluctant to allow the CM to face the people with Q&S session on phone LIVE. But when I spoke to the CM and assured his staff that nothing will go wrong and that he must trust his own people and have faith in me as a Broadcaster, that the late CM agreed to come for the show. Needless to mention the show was flawless . Next day on my table I found a letter from CM's office and flowers complimenting me for the program.
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| A n affectionate Chief Minister |
After that, the Ho'ble CM attended most of DD Sahydri's function and visited the DDK on numerous occasions. A bond grew with Vilasraoji and I was a regular visitor at Varsha (the official residence of CM of Maharashtra).
I am still coming to terms with the fact that Vilasraoji is not with us anymore. I would deeply miss you SIR. May the Lord almighty give strength to the berived family, may his soul rest in peace.
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