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Staff Reporter | New Delhi
Even as the nation felt searing pain and anger over the death of more than 195 peopleâ including foreigners â in the terrorist attack on Mumbai, Congress scion Rahul Gandhi merrily partied. According to a report carried on Monday by a tabloid, Mail Today, <b>Congress general secretary and heir apparent Rahul Gandhi went partying on Saturday with his pals at a farmhouse on Delhiâs outskirts.
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The âPrinceâ partied hard, till 5 in the morning, at the âsangeetâ ceremony for the wedding of Samir Sharma, one of his childhood friends. The gathering was at a sprawling farmhouse at Radhey Mohan Chowk, the haven of people who lead charmed lives, beyond Chhhatarpur. A close aide of Rahul confirmed his presence at the function.
âRahulji was in Rajasthan on Saturday. He attended four rallies there and returned to Delhi at 10 pm. Later, he went to this party that was pre-scheduled,â said a staff member on the condition of anonymity. He said that Rahul was at the farmhouse with Samir Sharma, the US-based furniture designer son of Captain Satish Sharma, the late Rajiv Gandhiâs flying partner. Capt Sharma had nursed the Gandhi familyâs pocketborough, Rae Bareli, till Sonia Gandhi chose to contest from there in 2004.
âWhy raise such a hue and cry over a small and pre-scheduled party?â he asked. Gandhiâs media coordinator Pankaj Shankar, on the other hand, refused comment on the issue. âI am not a spokesperson, I just coordinate among mediapersons and Rahul Gandhi. Congress spokesperson Jayanti Natarajan has clarified the issue,â said Shankar.
<b>On Sunday, Rahulâs sister Priyanka Vadra had caused a flutter by saying that late Indira Gandhi would have âmade us very proudâ by the way she would have reacted to the Mumbai terror strike.</b>
As per the report published by the tabloid, Saturday nightâs âsangeetâ was a lavish affair. Leena Musafir, the sister of the woman with whom Samir is getting married, and her husband Inder, hosted it. Over 800 guests, including regulars at Page 3 dos, attended the party. <b>Later, however, Rahul was quoted in another tabloid, Metro Now, saying, âIt seems as if someone entered my house and slapped me.â
The tabloid stated that Rahul made this comment while addressing a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), which had reportedly been called to discuss the impact of the attack on the party and the country.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Staff Reporter | New Delhi
Even as the nation felt searing pain and anger over the death of more than 195 peopleâ including foreigners â in the terrorist attack on Mumbai, Congress scion Rahul Gandhi merrily partied. According to a report carried on Monday by a tabloid, Mail Today, <b>Congress general secretary and heir apparent Rahul Gandhi went partying on Saturday with his pals at a farmhouse on Delhiâs outskirts.
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The âPrinceâ partied hard, till 5 in the morning, at the âsangeetâ ceremony for the wedding of Samir Sharma, one of his childhood friends. The gathering was at a sprawling farmhouse at Radhey Mohan Chowk, the haven of people who lead charmed lives, beyond Chhhatarpur. A close aide of Rahul confirmed his presence at the function.
âRahulji was in Rajasthan on Saturday. He attended four rallies there and returned to Delhi at 10 pm. Later, he went to this party that was pre-scheduled,â said a staff member on the condition of anonymity. He said that Rahul was at the farmhouse with Samir Sharma, the US-based furniture designer son of Captain Satish Sharma, the late Rajiv Gandhiâs flying partner. Capt Sharma had nursed the Gandhi familyâs pocketborough, Rae Bareli, till Sonia Gandhi chose to contest from there in 2004.
âWhy raise such a hue and cry over a small and pre-scheduled party?â he asked. Gandhiâs media coordinator Pankaj Shankar, on the other hand, refused comment on the issue. âI am not a spokesperson, I just coordinate among mediapersons and Rahul Gandhi. Congress spokesperson Jayanti Natarajan has clarified the issue,â said Shankar.
<b>On Sunday, Rahulâs sister Priyanka Vadra had caused a flutter by saying that late Indira Gandhi would have âmade us very proudâ by the way she would have reacted to the Mumbai terror strike.</b>
As per the report published by the tabloid, Saturday nightâs âsangeetâ was a lavish affair. Leena Musafir, the sister of the woman with whom Samir is getting married, and her husband Inder, hosted it. Over 800 guests, including regulars at Page 3 dos, attended the party. <b>Later, however, Rahul was quoted in another tabloid, Metro Now, saying, âIt seems as if someone entered my house and slapped me.â
The tabloid stated that Rahul made this comment while addressing a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), which had reportedly been called to discuss the impact of the attack on the party and the country.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->