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And while on Lalu, he8217;s surely shedding his reticence on some issues. Earlier reluctant to talk about the Indo-US nuclear deal, he decided he could no longer sit back and listen to the agreement being condemned. On Friday, when Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha LK Advani rose to criticise the Government on the 123 Agreement, Lalu pounced on him. 8220;How dare you ring up Karat?8221; shouted Lalu, apparently bemused by the BJP leader having telephoned CPIM General Secretary Prakash Karat. Needless to say, cabinet colleagues like P. Chidambaram, Pranab Mukherjee and P R Dasmunsi were all smiling broadly.