'Cruel irony of fate that his remains...': Fadnavis' emotional tribute to Ajit Pawar, remembers his legacy Paying an emotional tribute to Pawar, who was popularly called 'Dada', Fadnavis said the late leader would often call him 'CM Saheb' when he was the Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly in 2019. He personally supervised every brick of the Baramati Medical College," Fadnavis said in an editorial in LokMat. "It is a cruel irony of fate that his mortal remains were brought to that very college... Destiny is cruel. "Our beloved Ajit Dada was gone. I have lost a close, powerful and generous friend," Fadnavis said, remembering Ajit and paying tribute to him.