The Shiv Sena Chief Mr Bal Thackeray on Monday hits out at the former President Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, for making a statement after so many years that he was ready to swear in the Congress Chief Ms Sonia Gandhi as the Prime Minister after the 2004 polls; calling him “hypocrite” and “shallow“.
Another NDA member, JD(U), had targeted Mr Kalam over the issue. “After saying that he was ready to swear in Italian Sonia Gandhi as the Prime Minister, Mr Kalam has become a laughing stock”, Mr Thackeray claimed in the party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ editorial. In his recently published book, ‘Turning Points’, Mr Kalam has revealed that he was ready to swear in Sonia Gandhi in 2004, despite intense opposition from some quarters.