How Mum catapulted Fernandes on nat'l scene

Fernandes first shot into national prominence when he defeated Congress stalwart S K Patil in the 1967 parliamentary elections.He also had a strong Mumbai connection. Fernandes stood up for the workers of the civic body, BEST (Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport) undertaking and the gumasta workers and fought for their rights.

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