Bal Thackeray unlikely to meet Sangma
Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray is unlikely to grant an appointment to BJP-backed presidential candidate P.A. Sangma seeking to meet him for winning over his support for the July 19 elections.
“We have made our position crystal clear in favour of Pranab Mukherjee and therefore the question of having such a meeting with Sangma does not arise,” party leader Sanjay Raut said.
The remarks of Mr Raut, who is the Sena leader in the Rajya Sabha, came a day after Mr Sangma said that he has sought appointments with Mr Thackarey as also Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee.
Mr Raut, who is also the party spokesman, said that Mr Sangma had sought the appointment almost a
month back. The Shiv Sena, an NDA ally, first broke ranks with the BJP on the Presidential election and backed Mr Mukherjee’s candidature.
The Janata Dal(U) was the next to follow the suit. The Sena mouthpiece Saamna had recently lauded Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for withdrawing from the presidential race. It also hoped the “conscience” of the ther presidential hopeful, Mr P.A. Sangma, would awaken.
“Kalam has pulled out listening to his conscience. We thank his conscience for that... We hope that Purno Sangma’s conscience too awakens,” the editorial in Sena mouthpiece Saamna said.
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