Mumbai: As president of the city Congress unit, Murli Deora played host to Sonia Gandhi last week, chaperoning her through various appointments.Sharad Pawar, as senior state leader, had to mark his presence but given the cold war between him and Deora, he did his best to distance himself from the day's events. So, at one juncture, when a section of Congress workers got rough with media persons, Pawar, usually the first to appeal for calm, not only watched the humiliating scene unfold but also held back his man Chhagan Bhujbal from intervening. It was a Deora show after all, wasn't it? Never mind that the Shiv Sena, famous for its attacks on the media, picked on the incident to ram the Congress. A Congressman explained Pawar's reticence with the aphorism - one sheath cannot hold two swords.Published By: AtMigration Published On: Aug 24, 1998--- ENDS ---
