Thursday, May 20, 1999
Pawar aides Bhuujbal and Pichad spurn CLP meeting
Both Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leaders from Maharashtra, Chhagan Bhujbal and Madhukar Pichad -- known for their affinity to Sharad Pawar -- stayed away from the special meeting of all CLP leaders called in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Cong workers attempt self-immolation
Two Mahila Congress activists attempted self-immolation at Gandhi Bhavan on Wednesday even as more activists joined the indefinite hunger strike to pressurise party president Sonia Gandhi withdraw her resignation.
Vaiko meets Karunanidhi, an uneasy alliance forged
Shoving aside six years of bitter political acrimony, MDMK general secretary Vaiko on Wednesday held "preliminary parleys'' with DMK president and Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on forging what appears to be an uneasy electoral alliance with his parent party.
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