Mumbai: Union Minister of State (MoS) Murlidhar Mohol was a wrestler before he entered active politics. Now, the leader who rose through the ranks from being just another RSS karyakarta to now almost the face of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Pune, may have to go back to his roots . Only this time, instead of a wrestling ring, Mohol finds himself sparring in the political arena as he grapples with one controversy after another that threatens to undermine the image he has cultivated for himself in Pune.

The latest controversy over a contentious land deal is intertwined with alliance politics and the ire of the Jain community, which has been a most steadfast support base of the BJP in Maharashtra, making it difficult for the party to rush to Mohol’s defence.

The dispute centr

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