Living in Sharad Pawar’s shadow

Between a story and the reason for it, there often falls a shadow. The news item, published in a Marathi newspaper, that Sharad Pawar had met Narendra Modi was not accurate, but it seemed reasonable. The newspaper did not search too hard for proof because it was persuaded by circumstantial evidence. This does not justify the newspaper's decision to publish the story, but, for what it is worth, explains why it did so.

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