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Maha: NCP MP Supriya Sule's saree catches fire at event; no injuries

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule's saree caught fire during an event in Maharashtra's Pune. A video of the incident shows the NCP leader's saree accidentally touching a lamp kept on a table.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule

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Published : Jan 15, 2023, 3:43 PM IST

Pune:Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule's saree accidentally caught fire during an event in Maharashtra's Pune on Sunday. In a statement, Sule later said that she is safe and there was no reason to worry. The Baramati MP was at an event in Hinjawadi to inaugurate a karate competition, when her saree caught fire while she was garlanding a small statute of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

A video of the incident shows the NCP leader's saree accidentally touching a lamp kept on a table while she garlanded the statute. "At the inauguration of a karate competition, my saree accidentally caught fire. However, the fire was doused in time. Request all wellwishers, citizens, party workers, and leaders not to worry as I am safe," Sule said in a statement. (PTI)

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