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Sounds unbelievable? Well, read on.
When Shah landed at Delhi there were a lot of journalists who wanted sound bytes from him on the Kashmir issue. As the separatist leader finished his interaction with the media, the Congress workers, who were apparently waiting for party leader Sunil Dutt to arrive from Srinagar, garlanded him and showered rose petals on him.
They even shouted slogans like Bharat Mata ki jai and Desh ke laal, tujhe salam! in praise of Shah's "patriotism" and "commitment" to the nation.
An embarrassed Shah quickly walked past the enthusiastic Congressmen and boarded a car.
Now, on the face of it, it was a case of mistaken identity and a comedy of errors.
Or was it?
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