Biography of India's likely new leader

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Thu May-13-04 11:35 AM
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Biography of India's likely new leader

Sonia: Queen of common man's heart

Virtually fighting a single-handed battle to end the eight-year power drought of her party, Sonia Gandhi nee Maino, the Italian-born President of Congress, has emerged with flying colours in an election that was literally seen as a referendum on her foreign origin.

http://in.rediff.com/election/2004/may/13sonia.htm

A government voted in by the poor classes will now come to power
in the world's most populous country. There's hope for democracy
yet!

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