LIVE! Angry Sushma promises to summon Lanka envoy over Jaya-Modi pic

August 04, 2014 13:34

There was high drama inside and outside Parliament today over the controversial pictures of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which appeared on a Sri Lankan Defence Ministry website last week. Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned following an uproar by AIADMK MPs.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu was forced to make a statement on the issue saying that India will raise the issue with the Sri Lankan government. While, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said she condemned the incident and would summon the Lankan envoy.

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