BANGALORE: Former Karnataka chief minister S.R. Bommai was here recently on a peace mission: to bring together old friends H.D. Deve Gowda and R.L. Jalappa, dissident JD leader and textiles minister.Both Deve Gowda and Chief Minister J.H. Patel are wary of Jalappa's hobnobbing with bete noire and Lok Shakti chief R.K. Hegde. So while Bommai succeeded in getting Jalappa and Patel to shake hands over breakfast, his attempts to get Deve Gowda to the same table came to nought. Even as the trio feasted on hot idlis, the "humble farmer" landed in Bangalore, hopped to Mysore and flew back to Delhi the next day. JD leaders are now suggesting that Bommai try a ragi mudde (ragi balls, Deve Gowda's favourite) breakfast in his next bid at building bridges for the "son of the soil"..preferred-source-banner{ margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom:10px;}Published By: AtMigration Published On: Jan 12, 1998--- ENDS ---
