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Mumbai: Bouquets not brickbats for false promises
Updated On: 17 March, 2017 09:46 AM IST | | Shashank Rao
<p>New chairman of BEST Committee pledges that he won’t accept felicitations till all employees are paid, but is spotted accepting bouquets just minutes later</p>


This video grab shows Anil Kokil being felicitated with flowers just minutes after his speech
The noblest of promises can be forgotten in minutes by politicians. Newly appointed as the chairman of the BEST committee, Anil Kokil, made a noble gesture, announcing that he did not want to be felicitated, nor would he accept the official vehicle provided to him – at least not until all 42,000 employees got their salaries. And yet, this reporter spotted him accepting bouquets upon bouquets from his supporters just half an hour after the announcement.
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