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<button type="button" class="ZW6JD " disabled="">Post Comment</button></p> <p class="swnca">Be respectful · <a href="https://www.indiatimes.com/termsandcondition" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="gkv0P">TOI community guidelines</a></p> </div> <p><span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="13"/> <span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="15"/>Poonawalla has been a vocal supporter of Prime Minister <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/narendra-modi" styleobj="[object Object]" class="" commonstate="[object Object]" frmappuse="1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Narendra Modi</a> and the BJP, frequently defending the party on television debates and social media while launching sharp attacks on the Congress and its leaders, including <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/rahul-gandhi" styleobj="[object Object]" class="" commonstate="[object Object]" frmappuse="1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rahul Gandhi</a>. <span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="23"/>Shehzad is the younger brother of political commentator Tehseen Poonawalla. The two were once known to share a close bond, but their relationship soured over political differences, with the brothers frequently taking opposing positions and engaging in public spats in recent years.</div> </div> <p><br /> <br /><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjps-shehzad-poonawalla-drops-party-name-from-x-bio-fuels-exit-speculation/articleshow/132756701.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source link </a></p> <div class='heateor_sss_sharing_container heateor_sss_vertical_sharing heateor_sss_bottom_sharing' style='width:44px;left: -10px;top: 100px;-webkit-box-shadow:none;box-shadow:none;' data-heateor-sss-href='https://koshalsambada.in/?p=7086'><div class="heateor_sss_sharing_ul"><a aria-label="Facebook" class="heateor_sss_facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fkoshalsambada.in%2F%3Fp%3D7086" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" 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