A day after Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others died in the plane crash, the civil aviation ministry said that ensuring a thorough, transparent and time-bound inquiry remains its top priority. On Thursday, Naidu wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, seeking the state government’s cooperation for expeditious conduct of the probe into the plane crash. In a letter to the chief minister, Naidu sought the government’s support for accessing the crash site, local administrative assistance and coordination with ground agencies, among other steps. Maharashtra bids tearful adieu to Ajit PawarChants of “Ajit Dada Amar Rahe” (Ajit Dada is immortal) rent the air on Thursday as Maharashtra bid a final and tearful farewell to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Sharad Pawar, the patriarch and uncle of the departed deputy chief minister, sat quietly watching a legacy he helped build become a memory.