Sonia swallows insult, seeks meet with Jaya
Stunned by the unexpected Villupuram snub to party president Sonia Gandhi by AIADMK chief Jayalalitha, the Cong has made swift overtures seeking a fresh meeting, over the next three days, with the AIADMK chief.

Pawar may back Congress if Sonia is not the leader
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar yesterday gave broad indications that his party might support a Congress-led government without Sonia Gandhi as its leader.

Jaya's snub may cost her six seats
AIADMK chief J Jayalalitha's unexplained, but not inexplicable, rebuff to Congress president Sonia Gandhi in Villupuram on Sunday may cost her as many as six seats in the coming elections to the Lok Sabha.

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