<p>Former union minister and Uttar Pradesh governor Ram Naik has alleged that actor Govinda took underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s help to defeat him in the 2004 Lok Sabha polls.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In his Marathi language memoir “Chaireveti, Chaireveti” (keep moving) the 82-year-old admitted that it was difficult for him to “come to terms” with the defeat handed by the Bollywood actor in Mumbai North constituency with a margin of 11,000 votes and alleged that Govinda drafted Dawood’s services to achieve the victory. <br /><br />Govinda refuted the allegations, saying: “Ram Naik ji is a senior politician. It is not proper for him to make such allegations. Does he want to say that the 25 lakh voters in Mumbai North were influenced by Dawood?”<br /><br />Contesting in Congress ticket, Govinda caused a major upset in 2004 by toppling Naik in Mumbai North, where he won five successive LS polls -1989, 1991, 1996, 1998 and 1999.<br /><br />Senior BJP leader and Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar also played safe. "Ram Naik ji is a senior leader and an experienced politician, he has won several elections, he has analysed that. He also lost the elections and might have analysed it," he said.</p>
<p>Former union minister and Uttar Pradesh governor Ram Naik has alleged that actor Govinda took underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s help to defeat him in the 2004 Lok Sabha polls.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In his Marathi language memoir “Chaireveti, Chaireveti” (keep moving) the 82-year-old admitted that it was difficult for him to “come to terms” with the defeat handed by the Bollywood actor in Mumbai North constituency with a margin of 11,000 votes and alleged that Govinda drafted Dawood’s services to achieve the victory. <br /><br />Govinda refuted the allegations, saying: “Ram Naik ji is a senior politician. It is not proper for him to make such allegations. Does he want to say that the 25 lakh voters in Mumbai North were influenced by Dawood?”<br /><br />Contesting in Congress ticket, Govinda caused a major upset in 2004 by toppling Naik in Mumbai North, where he won five successive LS polls -1989, 1991, 1996, 1998 and 1999.<br /><br />Senior BJP leader and Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar also played safe. "Ram Naik ji is a senior leader and an experienced politician, he has won several elections, he has analysed that. He also lost the elections and might have analysed it," he said.</p>
