PANJIM, April 18 -- Team Herald

A day after Art and Culture Minister Govind Gaude accused film, theatre actor and writer Sharad Ponkshe of maligning his name because he had taken a "supari" to do so, the veteran actor shot back, saying those who live in a world where "supari and money" is taken speak in such a manner.

Reacting to Gaude's offensive, Ponkshe said, "What connection do I have with taking supari? Those who live in the world where supari and money are taken think like this. My drama was disrupted. That is why I said sorry to the audience who had come to watch the drama. In the auditorium, people were saying 'Gaude, Gaude'. I asked, 'Who is Gaude?' and then I got to know that they were talking about the Art and Culture Ministe...