NEW DELHI: Shell-shocked by his nephew Rahul's critical condition, Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party leader Gopinath Munde on Friday said it was too early to link the incident with the killing of his brother-in-law Pramod Mahajan by his younger brother Praveen.
Munde, who arrived here from Nagpur, told reporters that all the family members including Rahul's sister Poonam have been informed of Rahul's condition, which he claimed was improving.
"It is not proper to say what was the reason behind this. Now that Vivek Moitra is no more, only Rahul would be able to say what happened after he regains consciousness," Munde said when asked whether there is any link between the two incidents.
Munde, who is married with the late Mahajan's sister and was closely associated with him, said the family was going through a bad patch as it was yet to recover from the senior BJP leader's death a month back.
Munde said he was told that both Rahul and Vivek developed problems after dinner around 2:30 am. While Moitra, who was suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes died of "heart attack" around 5 am, "Rahul's condition is improving."
Asked whether Rahul's mother Rekha has been informed of the development, he said "we have told that it is a case of food poisoning and all family members are aware of it. A decision on whether other members should come to Delhi would be taken after I personally see the situation for myself."
