<p>"I want to thank all the political parties who stood by us in our worst times. I want to thank everyone on behalf of our family and all NCP members for standing with us in our worst times," she told reporters outside Parliament House.<br /><br />Pawar was yesterday slapped by a youth at a public function claiming he was angry with corruption and price rise.<br /><br />71-year-old Pawar had gone to a literary function at a public auditorium on Parliament Street here when he was slapped by Harvinder Singh, a transporter in his thirties who had assaulted former Telecom Minister Sukhram outside Rohini Court on Saturday after he was sentenced in a corruption case.<br /><br />Pawar lost his balance but remained unperturbed after the assault and moved towards the exit of the auditorium and got into his waiting car.</p>
<p>"I want to thank all the political parties who stood by us in our worst times. I want to thank everyone on behalf of our family and all NCP members for standing with us in our worst times," she told reporters outside Parliament House.<br /><br />Pawar was yesterday slapped by a youth at a public function claiming he was angry with corruption and price rise.<br /><br />71-year-old Pawar had gone to a literary function at a public auditorium on Parliament Street here when he was slapped by Harvinder Singh, a transporter in his thirties who had assaulted former Telecom Minister Sukhram outside Rohini Court on Saturday after he was sentenced in a corruption case.<br /><br />Pawar lost his balance but remained unperturbed after the assault and moved towards the exit of the auditorium and got into his waiting car.</p>