NEW DELHI: The wedding reception of Purno A Sangma's son Conrad Sangma here on Sunday became the occasion for virtual reunion of the NCP leader and Congress president Sonia Gandhi. The reception, hosted at Taj Palace Hotel, was attended by a host of dignitaries, including Ms Gandhi, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha LK Advani, Union Cabinet ministers, MPs and political leaders from the North-East.
Soon after her arrival at the five-star hotel, Ms Gandhi blessed the couple, Mr Conrad and his wife Mehtab, and spent a few minutes with the Sangma family.
The Prime Minister later joined the reception. Both Dr Singh and Ms Gandhi met Purno A Sangma for some time.
Mr Sangma and his daughter and Union Minister of State for Rural Development Agatha Sangma played the host and received the guests.
Mr Sangma, who was expelled from Congress ten years ago for raising the issue of foreign origin of Ms Gandhi, had met the Congress chief last week and sought apology for the 1999 incident, raising speculation about his rejoining Congress.
The NCP leader, however, ruled out the possibility of returning to Congress.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, former Meghalaya Education Minister Manas Chaudhuri were among other leaders from the North-East to attend the wedding reception.
Source: http://www.theshillongtimes.com/
Soon after her arrival at the five-star hotel, Ms Gandhi blessed the couple, Mr Conrad and his wife Mehtab, and spent a few minutes with the Sangma family.
The Prime Minister later joined the reception. Both Dr Singh and Ms Gandhi met Purno A Sangma for some time.
Mr Sangma and his daughter and Union Minister of State for Rural Development Agatha Sangma played the host and received the guests.
Mr Sangma, who was expelled from Congress ten years ago for raising the issue of foreign origin of Ms Gandhi, had met the Congress chief last week and sought apology for the 1999 incident, raising speculation about his rejoining Congress.
The NCP leader, however, ruled out the possibility of returning to Congress.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, former Meghalaya Education Minister Manas Chaudhuri were among other leaders from the North-East to attend the wedding reception.
Source: http://www.theshillongtimes.com/
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