Before coming to New Delhi for the G-20 summit, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is trying to ‘sweeten’ the minds of the Indian leaders by sending a special Mango gift. She has sent special varieties of mangoes from Rajshahi in north Bengal to President Draupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and other dignitaries. She has not forgotten to send mangoes to former Congress President Sonia Gandhi too. Diplomatic officials from Dhaka described that no special message should be interpreted for sending mangoes to the former Congress President. PM Hasina believes the relationship with the Gandhis is a ‘family relation’. It is beyond any political consideration. This time she has also sent mangoes to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha. This time she has sent ‘Himsagar and Langra’ varieties from the mango district of Rajshahi. The area is near the delta of the Teesta river. Diplomats are speculating that during her visit to Delhi, a resolution on the river water sharing agreement is highly expected. Before the upcoming general election, Dhaka badly needs a resolution on the sharing of water, which has become an emotive issue for Bangladeshis.
To give a message to South India, BJP is planning to request PM Modi to contest from Tamil Nadu as a second seat
BJP is planning to spread its political base in South India where they have been decimated. One idea being discussed among the political managers of the BJP is that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should contest a second seat from one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu, other than Varanasi. One of the seats now under discussion is Kanyakumari, where BJP won in the earlier election. The party has a strong base in that area. Recently, for the inauguration of the new Parliament building, the Prime Minister installed ‘Sengol’ as a national symbol. Adheenam or priests from Tamil Nadu attended the installation of Sengol in the Parliament. It is said that Sengol is blessed by the high priests of a leading dharmik Mutt in Tamil Nadu. BJP is hoping to raise emotional sentiment among the Tamilians. Recently, the Home Minister went to Tamil Nadu and announced that in the future, the PM of the country will come from Tamil Nadu. Who knows, the present PM may contest from Tamil Nadu and become the PM from
