India, June 11 -- Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday claimed that he was "never distanced" from his colleague and Congress leader Sachin Pilot, who led a revolt against the former in July 2020.

The revolt of Pilot and 18 Congress lawmakers against Gehlot triggered a month-long crisis. The crisis was resolved when the Congress leadership removed Pilot as the deputy chief minister and state party chief.

"When have we been separated? We are always together and share a lot of love. This is only the media that says that there is distance between us," Gehlot said as he attended a ceremony marking the death anniversary of Pilot's father, the late Congress leader Rajesh Pilot.

Sachin Pilot on Saturday met Gehlot at his J...