Her Left partners accept, more or less

• Her children say they have lost their father and do not want to lose their mother. We cannot give any assurance. This is a violent co...

• Her children say they have lost their father and do not want to lose their mother. We cannot give any assurance. This is a violent country. It is a family affair now.
Jyoti Basu, CPI(M)

• The RJD pledged its support to Sonia and there’s no question of any rethinking.
Laloo Prasad Yadav, RJD

• The choice will be between Manmohan, Pranab Mukherjee or Arjun Singh. Any of the two-three top leaders. It is for them to decide.
Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M)

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• The Congress had not accepted us as its ally, and our letter to the President says we support the coalition, not Sonia, on ‘behalf of the Left’.
Amar Singh, SP

• We will observe how the new government shapes up and then take a decision (on joining it)… It can be certain weeks, it can be 10 days, it can be 50 days also.
M Karunanidhi, DMK

• We will accept any person whom Sonia Gandhi chooses as PM.
Shibhu Soren, JMM

• We have no problem with Manmohan. He is one of the most decent persons, a knowledgeable economist and I will opt for him any time over any person in BJP.
Somnath Chatterjee, CPI(M)

The impugned video, posted by the Bihar Congress on September 10 and marked as ‘AI-generated’, depicted Modi dreaming about his deceased mother, who appeared to criticise him over his politics in poll-bound Bihar.

Patna HC tells Facebook, X, YouTube to remove AI video featuring Modi, his mother

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The Patna High Court has ordered the removal of an AI-generated video of PM Modi and his late mother from social media, citing violations of privacy and dignity rights. The video was deemed defamatory and could impact the upcoming elections. Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter were directed to stop its circulation.

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