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In the same month that she was selected as a member of the UPA, Patil was accused of shielding her brother, G. N. Patil, in the 2005 Vishram Patil murder case. Vishram Patil had narrowly defeated G. N. Patil in an election to be the President of the District Congress Committee of Jalgaon and in September of that year had been murdered.
Jul 28, 2015 · Ms. Patil used Indian government's money to take useless foreign trips with her grandchildren. When they are on travel, Presidents are supposed to meet foreign dignitaries...
Jun 15, 2012 · The man from a dirt-poor family in Tamil Nadu is the first beneficiary of President Pratibha Patil's clemency largesse. By a Government Order on December 31, 2009, the 45-year-old is on a new lease of life at the Coimbatore jail.
Jun 22, 2022 · When ex-President Pratibha Patil, a Sonia Gandhi aide, was accused of impropriety. An RTI filed by activist S C Agrawal stated that Pratibha Patil went with at least 10 of her kins to travel across places in India. Patil's relatives were to be treated as Presidential guests upon her order.
May 24, 2012 · President Patil's term in office has been remarkably free of the kinds of friction that erupted during the tenures of some past Presidents—controversies that, on occasion, led Rashtrapati Bhavan...
Sep 30, 2012 · Facing embarrassments has become the rule rather than an exception for former president Pratibha Patil. After she relinquished office a month ago, it appeared that she will now lead a controversy ...
Jul 29, 2015 · Pratibha Patil is not new to controversies. Her own son and a former Congress MLA from Maharashtra had faced allegation when she was serving as President. Her own brother was also linked to an alleged murder.
The Congress wants to downplay the controversy raised by the UPA-Left’s presidential nominee Pratibha Patil's remarks that the “veil” was a legacy of Mughals.
Jul 12, 2024 · She was criticized for the large number of trips she took overseas, often accompanied by relatives. She also faced much opposition for her acquisition of land in Pune, Maharashtra state, to construct her retirement home. The land was owned by the Indian military and was intended for use by the widows of servicemen.
Apr 27, 2012 · New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil has decided to surrender the land in Pune that had been allotted for a post-retirement home for her after she completes her five-year term in July. An ...
