Sonia Gandhi upset with Sanjay Dutt

Everyone knows that Sanjay Dutt was in Delhi when the election results were announced. But few people know that while in the Capital city, he connected with Madam aka Sonia Gandhi. It is believed that Samajwadi party leader Amar Singh had invited the actor to Delhi. Sure of a win, Singh asked him to come to the capital city for a meeting with Madam. But, his party lost and they never got an audience with the leader of the Congress party. However a telephonic conversation did take place.

A source confirms, "Sanju Baba spoke to Soniaji, and she expressed her displeasure over Sanju's statement, "Congress killed my father," during a campaign rally in Lucknow. She also told him that his family had always been a Congress supporter and she was disappointed by his statements against the party." It is not clear how the actor defended his statements but he expressed his concern over his impending case.

The source adds, "He feels that his Congress bashing will be used against him, now that they are in power." Dutt is presently shooting in Goa is said to be depressed about his party losing, as he'd been told that being defeated was not an option. A source close to Dutt admits that he was in Delhi but denies any meeting between the actor and Sonia, "Sanju didn't go to meet Madam in Delhi last week. He had gone for some personal work — meetings with people for his production house." 

He was there to meet Amar Singh, who was unwell. Meeting madam wasn't part of Sanju's plans nor did he try to make an appointment with her. Also if Amar and he had gone to meet Madam at her residence, the entire media would have landed up there and it would become public knowledge."

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Amar Singh congratulates PM, Sonia Gandhi on win

Congratulating Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi for the Congress victory in the Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi party leader Amar Singh on Saturday said that any future action by his party will be taken after their party's meeting.

"I congratulate Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for this wonderful win. The central parliamentary board of our party will meet and then decide on the future action of the party," Amar Singh told reporters here.

Asked to comment on revival of Congress in Uttar Pradesh, Singh said: "I welcome that. Revival of any secular force is good."

The Samajwadi Party leader stated that Bahujan Samaj Party has only weakened in Uttar Pradesh and if the Samajwadi Party had fought with the Congress, they would have routed the BSP.

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Sonia Gandhi goes shopping a day before election results

Despite hectic politicking right up to the day before poll results, principal players in the political drama found ways to cope with last-minute jitters before the big revelation of results.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who saw several electoral reverses before tasting success in 2004, took time off to go shopping at the Santushti Complex. Her routine before and during result day is, according to those close to her, simple: a quite night at home, with only political secretary Ahmed Patel allowed access, and early morning watching television and catching up with results.

Her son and All India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi returned on Friday after a vacation in Lakshadweep with sister Priyanka Gandhi and her family. He too is expected to watch the results at home, after which he may move to 10 Janpath, his mother's residence.

Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate LK Advani spent time during the day with wife Kamala, son Jayant and daughter Pratibha. Psephologist GVL Narasimha Rao was going through last-minute number-crunching with him at his home on Prithviraj Road.

Sources say Advani will only stir out to attend a thanksgiving dinner at 26 Tughlak Lane, where a BJP 'war room' has been set up, to thank the team for a well-run campaign. "He will be at home, and will watch results at home," said an aide.

Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat will watch the results at home and then at the party office, where he will go to work at 11. His Third Front ally, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati will stay put in Lucknow, and aides added that if the numbers are in her favour she will take a special flight to Delhi. Her aide Satish Mishra will hold fort in Delhi till then.

Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh spent the evening meeting people with poll projections and his party's own exit polls spread out in front of him. "He will watch results at home on his 52 inch LCD TV," said an aide with a laugh.

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We don’t need Certificate from anyone: Sonia Gandhi

Appreciating Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s leadership to make Pakistan admit terrorists carrying out Mumbai terror attacks belonging to its soil, Congress President on Sunday said that her party did not require anyone’s certificate on the issue of fighting terrorism in the country.

Addressing an election rally in Jalandhar, the United Progress Alliance Chairperson and Congress President Sonia Gandhi criticised Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government for surrendering to terrorists (during Indian Airlines aircraft IC-814 hostage in Kandhar).

“Unlike the BJP- led NDA government, our party has never surrendered

to terror forces. It was due to our governement’s efforts under the

leadership of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh that Pakistan accepted for the first time that Mumbai terror attack was carried out from its own soil. As far as our fight against terrorism is concerned , we don’t need a certificate from anyone,” said Sonia Gandhi.

Later, addressing an election rally in Chandigarh in afternoon, Sonia said that the real issue for the people was development to which her party remained committed and alleged that the opposition was busy racking up emotional issues which had little to do with the ordinary man.

Attacking the BJP, Sonia said the party’s rivals had been “unmasked” and were resorting to levelling allegations as they were bereft of issues.

“They (rivals) have no issue to seek votes. The people have earlier given opportunities to other parties both at the Centre and the states, but the difference is clear to them now. Their mask has fallen off and they have been exposed before the people,” Sonia said addressing an election rally in Chandigarh.

“Those (parties) who have nothing to say have limited the whole thing to levelling charges only,” the Congress chief, clad in a printed green sari, said.

Appealing the voters to keep communal forces away, Sonia said: “Congress is committed to fight these communal forces who are out there to divide the country. We will continue our struggle against these forces till these are weakened and rooted out.”

The last two phases of the ongoing five-phased Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to witness polling on May 7 and 13. Votes for the first three-phases were casted on April 16, 23 and 30.

The ongoing elections are witnessing a bitter war of words between the Congress and BJP, the two main national parties.

Though, irrespective of the results, it is widely speculated that any of the two parties would need regional parties’ support to form the government after the elections. (ANI)

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Katrina Kaif set to do a Sonia Gandhi

Buzz is, Katrina Kaif who’s preparing to leave for Bhopal to join Prakash Jha’s unit of Rajniti is playing a character inspired by Sonia Gandhi.

In fact, Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina’s roles in Rajniti echo Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi’s life in many ways. And it’s not by chance. A source said, “Like Sonia, Katrina takes over her husband’s political career after his sudden death and she goes on to become a political figure in her own right.”

The role requires Katrina to deliver rousing speeches in front of thousands of people. This is certainly a challenge for Katrina who is barely able to deliver the conventional ‘main tumse pyaar karti hoon’ dialogue due to her heavy British accent.

Filmmaker Prakash Jha has borrowed a leaf from Vishal Bhardwaj’s book to make things easier for Katrina who is now being trained to deliver speeches like Sonia Gandhi.

Just like Vishal recorded all of Saif’s dialogues in Omkara and sent them to the actor so he could deliver them convincingly, Jha too has done the same for Katrina.

Prakash Jha said, “I have recorded Katrina’s speeches in shuddh Hindi and sent them to her. I’m sure she can master them.”

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