Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday and expressed condolences at the death of his nephew, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, in an air crash in Baramati. Earlier, Modi remembered Ajit Pawar as a leader of the people with a strong grassroots-level connect and termed his death untimely and very shocking. “Shri Ajit Pawar Ji was a leader of the people, having a strong grassroots level connect. The Prime Minister said he was saddened by the tragic air crash in Maharashtra's Baramati. Praying for strength and courage for the bereaved families in this moment of profound grief,” he added.