New Delhi: There’s an old saying in politics: ‘A lion can turn in any direction.’ Something similar happened during the funeral procession of former prime minister Manmohan Singh.
As the cortège proceeded from the All India Congress Committee headquarters to Nigambodh Ghat Saturday morning, Rahul Gandhi and many senior leaders stood in the Army truck carrying the casket while Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge followed in a separate vehicle. The Congress managed to sneak a cameraman of its own into the army truck.
Congress workers chanted slogans like ‘‘Jab Tak Suraj Chand Rahega, Manmohan Aapka Naam Rahega’’ and ‘‘Manmohan Singh Amar Rahein’’ as the…