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Two persons were booked for threatening an ink attack on Maharashtra minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Chandrakant Patil, who incidentally wore a face shield while attending a function in Pimpri Chinchwad on Saturday.
A journalist had earlier been detained and questioned for over half a day after Chandrakant Patil asked how he came to be at the venue ink was spilled on him.
The Mumbai Press Club has released a statement condemning Chandrakant Patil's words and said Govind Wakade was "merely doing his duty" when he recorded Patil being subjected to an ink attack. It said Wakade was only released after collective clamour.
Police probing the ink attack on Maharashtra minister Chandrakant Patil in Pimpri Chinchwad city will summon a television journalist again in connection with the case, a top officer said on Monday.
Patil said he has been paying tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Mahatma Jotiba Phule, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Karmveer Bhaurao Patil and has been following their teachings in action