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This is an archive article published on February 8, 2007

US bahu gathers support for Singla

TJ Singla, daughter-in-law of Punjab Finance Minister and Congress leader Surinder Singla, is busy campaigning for her father-in-law against Navjyot Singh Sidhu ahead of the Lok Sabha by-poll here.

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TJ Singla, daughter-in-law of Punjab Finance Minister and Congress leader Surinder Singla, is busy campaigning for her father-in-law against Navjyot Singh Sidhu ahead of the Lok Sabha by-poll here.

Born and bred in the US, 32-year-old TJ Singla came to the temple city to help the Minister gather support against Sidhu, an established face here and a famous television personality.

Carrying her eight-month-old baby when campaigning, the attractive T J Singla is doing her best to win hearts by greeting people with her warm namaste. She is also speaking to the masses of her father-in-law8217;s accomplishments as a minister in the Congress government, promising them development in the constituency if they vote for him.

T J Singla has been assigned a tough task of diverting people8217;s attention from Sidhu, who is already a popular figure the constituency. She has been joined by Singla8217;s daughter Shweta, who has come from Belgium to campaign for her father.

Wearing a Punjabi suit, the journalism and management degree holder who worked as a consultant in Shanghai, New Zealand and Sri Lanka before her child Karan was born, T J Singla did not shy away from taking digs at the former cricketer. On Wednesday, T J Singla also toured the villages around Ajnala.

Observers said that T J Singla8217;s entry has pepped up the campaign for her father-in-law, although she has had to convince people that she is not an outsider. 8220;We are all Punjabis and there is no such thing as outsider. People have overwhelmed me with their love and affection,8221; she says.

 

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