Hyderabad:Home Minister L.K. Advani, on way to Gulbarga to unveil a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, had to land in Hyderabad after his special aircraft was diverted because of bad weather.The unscheduled stopover put state Home Minister A. Madhava Reddy and TDP Parliamentary Party leader K. Yerrannaidu in a tizzy. Alternative arrangements for travel by road had to be made at short notice. Even Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu could not be contacted as no one had his cell phone number. Meanwhile, former Union health minister Renuka Chaudhary, who had just landed from Chennai, took charge and invited Advani home. The home minister politely declined, but the two of them nevertheless spent some time discussing various issues - much to the discomfiture of the two waiting TDP leaders. The upshot of what was a chance meeting - as interpreted by Renuka's detractors in the TDP - is that she was trying to impress Advani to get into the BJP. Small wonder that Renuka is now gloating over the media speculation and the mileage she is getting for free.Published By: AtMigration Published On: Nov 16, 1998--- ENDS ---
