Kolhapur/Sindhudurg, April 10 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday night showered fulsome praise on Narayan Rane, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and also former chief minister, saying Rane is a man of boundless generosity and kindness.

Addressing the 74th birthday celebration ceremony of Rane in Sindhudurg late this evening, the CM said: "Narayan Rane is a man of boundless generosity, who did not give up the idea of Hindutva and Marathi people because he had the thoughts of 'Hindu Hruday samrat' Balasaheb Thackeray".

He said "Rane is a kind-hearted man who knows no bounds. Due to his work, a class that respects him has been created in every district."union Minister Nitin Gadkari and many other BJP leaders were presen...