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Food, Friends & Great Conversations: Rahul Calls Iftar ‘Memorable’

Former president Pranab Mukherjee was among the prominent political figures who attended Congress’ Iftar party.

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Hosting the first iftar party after taking over as Congress president, Rahul Gandhi called it a "memorable" experience.

The party, held at the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi on Wednesday, 13 June, was attended by a bouquet of Congress and Opposition party leaders, along with former presidents Pranab Mukherjee and Pratibha Patil.

But what created the maximum buzz was Gandhi's comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's #FitnessChallenge video, calling it "bizarre", while Pranab Mukherjee observed silence.

Snapshot
  • UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi missed the dinner owing to her ongoing treatment abroad. Mamata Banerjee and Mayawati also skipped the dinner
  • Congress arranged for an iftar gathering after a dry spell of two years, the last one being hosted by the party in 2015
9:46 PM , 13 Jun

Good Food, Friendly Faces and Great Conversation Make for a Memorable Iftar: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi called his iftar party ‘memorable’ in a tweet. In his tweet, he also acknowledged the presence of two former Presidents Pranab Mukherjee and Pratibha Patil, leaders from different political parties, the media, diplomats and "many old & new friends.”

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8:46 PM , 13 Jun

Former PM Manmohan Singh Partakes in Iftar Celebrations

8:16 PM , 13 Jun

People's Unity Pressurises Political Parties to Unite: Dinesh Trivedi

Speaking to The Quint about unity of opposition, TMC MP Dinesh Trivedi said, “When people are united, then the pressure to unite increases for the Opposition political parties too. So this is the unity of people.”

7:41 PM , 13 Jun

Pranab Mukherjee and Rahul Gandhi Share Notes

A bouquet of Opposition leaders, including TMC’s Dinesh Trivedi, DMK’s Kanimozhi and others are also present at the party. However, nobody from National Conference is present at the dinner party.

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Published: 13 Jun 2018, 12:37 PM IST
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