28.3.10

Somewhere in Mumbai....


Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday graced a Congress function for the first time in quite some time when he turned up as the special guest at a ceremony to inaugurate the second leg of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. Bachchan has been perceived to be close to the Samajwadi Party — his wife, Jaya, is still an MP of the party. More recently, he has shared the dais with Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi. On Wednesday, however, Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan, his deputy Chhagan Bhujbal and a host of state ministers rubbing shoulders with the superstar. In the evening, Chavan, wary of the fallout in Delhi, insisted he did not know Bachchan was the special guest. “I found Mr Bachchan there when I reached the venue,” he said.

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