Why AIADMK MPs skipped 1st day 1st show of Parliament

February 23, 2015 12:50

Several AIADMK MPs skipped President Pranab Mukherjee's address to the joint session of Parliament this morning. It wasn't a boycott of the president or the government, as much as it was a ushering in of J Jayalalithaa's birthday.

The former Tamil Nadu CM celebrates her birthday tomorrow and many MPs organised functions in their consituencies.

Whether Amma will give darshan to these MPs who want to showcase their loyalty remains to be seen.

And by staying put in Tamil Nadu, the MPs have not wasted their free tickets to Delhi, says a source, tartly.

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