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Interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi , Rahul Gandhi and former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh gave the Uddhav Thackeray swearing in ceremony at a packed Shivaji park a miss . But the trio wrote letters to Uddhav and wished him all the best in the year’s ahead.
Sonia Gandhi Interim president Congress, in her letter said , ‘Aditya met me yesterday and extended your kind invitation to attend the swearing-in ceremony this evening in Mumbai. I regret that I am unable to be present at the function’.
‘I wish you personally all the very best as you embark on a new innings in your life,’ Sonia Gandhi said.
She said the Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress have come together under ‘quite extraordinary circumstances at a time when the country faces unprecedented threats from the BJP’.
‘The political atmosphere has become poisonous and the economy has collapsed, farmers are facing great distress.
‘The Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress have agreed to a common minimum programme and I am confident that all three parties will strive their utmost to implement that programme in letter and spirit,’ the Congress president said.
Sonia Gandhi in a letter to Uddhav Thackeray: Shiv Sena,NCP&Congress have come together under quite extraordinary circumstances, at a time when country faces unprecedented threats from BJP. I regret that I’ll not be able to be present at the ceremony (oath-taking). #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/wHs95Y7mV6
— ANI (@ANI) November 28, 2019
Rahul Gandhi in his letter wrote
Rahul Gandhi in a letter to Uddhav Thackeray: I am glad that Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi has come together to defeat the BJP’s attempt to undermine our democracy. I regret that I am unable to be present at the function https://t.co/aa2JQCNMex pic.twitter.com/aGxGvjQaEj
— ANI (@ANI) November 28, 2019
Dr Manmohan Singh, Former Prime Minister
Dr.Manmohan Singh in a letter to Uddhav Thackeray: I am very happy to know that you are taking oath as the 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra. It is a historic event and I commend you on your visionary leadership. pic.twitter.com/6U7pUumX7r
— ANI (@ANI) November 28, 2019
