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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>"This announcement does not enhance the prestige of Pratibha Patil but it is an insult to leaders like Shivraj Patil, Pranab Mukherjee and Karan Singh whose names Congress itself floated as candidates for this prestigious election and then came with a different nominee altogether,"</b> senior BJP leader VK Malhotra said.
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For the record, Sonia expressed gratitude to the UPA's partners for working together in this regard, though it would take her long to get over the bitterness.

Sonia made the announcement in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, at whose residence the Left-UPA coordination committee met. The meeting was attended, among others, by DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, senior Left leaders Prakash Karat, Abani Roy and AB Bardhan, RJD chief Lalu Prasad and Sharad Pawar.

Shivraj Patil, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, and Arjun Singh were also present at the meeting.
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