Kalam says N-deal is good, so does Amar 038; Mulayam

anti-Congress parties, Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav and his lieutenant Amar Singh met former President Abdul Kalam, a strong proponent of the Indo-US nuclear deal.

8220;Kalam said that the deal is national interest. We will inform UNPA leaders about our discussions with Kalam, who is a well-known and respected scientist of the country. He is the father of the nuclear technology of the country,8221; Yadav said about his meeting with Kalam.

Mulayam8217;s praise of Kalam and his statement that he

would carry these views to other constituents of the UNPA, who are opposed to the deal, is seen as a strong indication that SP, whose 39 MPs are crucial for the government in case of trial of strength in the Lok Sabha, was not averse to doing a deal with the Congress-led UPA.