02-27-2009, 10:32 AM
<b>Meera Shankar, India's first woman envoy to US</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Diplomatic sources told Rediff India Abroad that it didn't hurt that Shankar had worked in the Prime Minister's Office during Rajiv Gandhi's [Images] tenure and was considered one of the late premier's "favorite bureaucrats." <b>And, most importantly, Sonia Gandhi likes her</b>.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Another stooge of Sonia.
Another stooge of Sonia.