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Wile Praise
 Delhi:
The party high command may have frowned but many Congress leaders were
quite happy when N.D. Tewari used the pages of RSS mouthpiece Panchjanya
to sing Atal Bihari Vajpayee's praise. The reason: they were sure the
act of "sacrilege" would leave him with no claim for renomination
to the Congress Working Committee. But the wily politician proved smarter.
He sold a sob story to his party leadership about how a reporter from
the RSS paper came with other journalists and tricked him into making
those "offending" remarks. The high command bought his story
without batting an eyelid.
Farm
Resolve
Bangalore:
When Karnataka Chief Minister S.M. Krishna decided to spend New Year's
eve in Hong Kong, there were enough people back home in Bangalore crying
foul. One such was former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda. The self-styled
farmer was appalled that a fellow champion of farmer's rights would opt
to go on a holiday abroad. Krishna has no regrets but perhaps his resolution
for the year 2001 was why he took a long holiday: he has vowed not to
take a day off this year and will work every day, including Sundays.
Misty
Melody
Panaji:
L.K. Advani is known to be a fan of melody queen Lata Mangeshkar. Recently,
he was the chief guest at a public function in Goa in her honour. When
the diva showed a reluctance to sing, instead of pleading with her, Advani
recalled that the "most nostalgic song" of his youth was a song
in the film Bhabi ki Chudiyan. When her turn came to speak, Lata said
she would rather sing and, to the surprise of the audience, sang the same
number from the 1950s. Advani sat through her recital with mist in his
eyes.
Seasonal
Swings
 Gandhinagar:
Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel is getting to know the roller coaster that
is Gujarat politics. When the BJP swept the Lok Sabha elections in the
state last year, he was serenaded. After the party's rout in the recent
civic polls, he was pelted and heckled.
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London court rejects India's claim for NADEEM SAIFI's
deportation, but the music director wants to come home.
Q.
Is the court verdict a turning point in the case?
A.
Yes, of course. The judgement upheld my grievance against the way
the Mumbai Police pursued the case.
Q.
But are the basic charges wrong?
A.
All wrong. The judges here have said the charges were not made in
good faith or in the interest of justice.
Q.
Does it pave the way for you to seek asylum in the United Kingdom?
A.
I think India will appeal to the House and try once again to block
my bid for asylum.
Q.
So who is responsible for your current woes?
A.
My grudge is against a few police officers and politicians.
Q.
But do you really want to return to India?
A.
Of course. What is there for me in London? But the fact that I am
seeking asylum shows there is something wrong in the Indian system.
Q.
So you have faith in the Indian judiciary.
A.
I have full faith in it but the case needs fresh investigations.
What I said is what the London court is now saying. The police misbehaviour
has tainted the evidence so much that a fair trial is impossible.
-Rohit
Parihar
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Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan, aka Mirza Ghalib lived here. The
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the Government brings in more people and mops more money in taxes, it
must be seen to be rewarding those who come forth and pay up, writes India
Today Associate Editor V. Shankar Aiyar in
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The
BJP in Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh is in the throes of a trying leadership
crisis, giving the largely unchallenged ruling Congress more reasons to
be smug. INDIA TODAY Special Correspondent Neeraj Mishra takes
a look in
Despatches.
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