Summary:
Raipur, Sep 25 (PTI) Amid uncertainty over whether Chhattisgarh would see leadership change, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday said "Kaka" is still alive.
Health minister TS Singh Deo, his rival in the state Congress, was present on the same stage.
Baghel sometimes refers to himself as "kaka" (a local term for uncle) of youths and children in the state.
While addressing a function organized by the state unit of the Indian Pharmacists Association on World Pharmacists Day, he said Chhattisgarh is rich in medicinal plants, and his government will support those who want to manufacture medicines using them.
When some people from the gathering shouted "Bhupesh Kaka Zindabad," a smiling chief minister responded, “Kaka abhi zinda hai (Uncle is still alive)," eliciting laughter from the crowd.
A video clip of Baghel"s one-line remark was widely shared by his supporters on social media.