
And while on the Sethusamudram project, here is what a senior Left leader given to metaphors came up with: 8220;The first few names on the protocol list constitute the biggest example of Indian secularism. The President Pratibha Patil, a Hindu, the Vice-President Hamid Ansari, a Muslim, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sikh and a minority and Sonia Gandhi UPA Chairperson, a Christian.8221;