Bawankule's audio clip, where he is speaking to his cadres, has gone viral in the state. "Journalists should not write against us till 2024. To ensure that, take them out for tea...when I say take them out for tea, you might have understood what I mean to say is take them out to eat... You need to keep them in good humour. There should not be a single story against us," Bawankule said while addressing party workers in Ahmednagar on Sunday.