Sonia keeps BJP chief, top DMK leader waiting

June 07, 2012 10:18

From our correspondent in Delhi: According to the buzz in political circles, BJP chief Nitin Gadkari waited for almost an hour to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her residence in 10 Janpath, when he drove there to invite her to his son's wedding.

Congress leaders, especially from Maharashtra, have been talking about Gadkari's wait in a taunting manner, while senior BJP leaders cautiously comment that in case this was true, it was an insult to keep the main Opposition party leader in waiting.

DMK leader M K Stalin has flown back to Chennai after failing to get a meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi in Delhi. His appointment with Sonia was shifted twice as the Congress president was busy with other engagements.

Instead, Stalin spent time with fellow DMK leader A Rajas family and returned to Chennai.

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