Mulayam warms up to Cong, calls Maya ungrateful

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Posted online: Tuesday , May 13, 2008 at 04:17:20
Updated: Tuesday , May 13, 2008 at 04:17:20

Lucknow, May 13: Hinting that the Samajwadi Party could be warming up to Congress, its chief Mulayam Singh on Tuesday said BSP leader Mayawati came to power in Uttar Pradesh only due to ‘charity’ of the UPA government and called her ‘ungrateful’ for turning her back on the Centre.

"Mayawati has not come to power through the people but through the charity of the UPA Government. And now, she is biting the hand that fed her. I have never seen a more ungrateful person," the former UP Chief Minister said while lashing out at the BSP leader ironically on a day when she completed one year as Chief Minister in her new term.

Apparently making overtures to Congress, Yadav said Mayawati should have no illusions about her stature in politics and she was nothing in comparison to Indira Gandhi.

"After having amassed wealth through corruption Mayawati in her arrogance is now going after this or that person hell bent on revenge. She does not realise who Mulayam Singh is, and that she is no match for Indiraji. She is not even worth the dust at her feet," Yadav said.

Yadav's remarks significantly came close on the heels of his close associate and Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan expressing a rare, indulgent view of Rahul Gandhi wishing him best in all the best in his ventures while in the context of his Prime Ministerial potential.

The star's comments were seen as signalling a thaw in SP-Congress relations. Reacting to the star's remarks on Rahul, Yadav appeared to indicate that he had no problem in Rahul being projected as a Prime Ministerial candidate.

"If Amitabh said something about Rahul then it should be true," Yadav added.

Accusing Mayawati of trying to ‘frame’ Samajwadi MP Amar Singh in fake cases, Yadav said he would meet the President and the state Governor in next few days to expose her ‘wheeling dealings’ with evidence.

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Mulayam by Ratan Lal on 14 May 2008

Mulayam - the great chamcha of Jehadis joining hands with Congress - the main sponsor of Islamists.

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Mulayam Singh by Suresh Somayaji P on 14 May 2008

Mr. Mulayam Singh has taken nearly one year to comment his opponent Miss(?) Mayawati. Being both are big oppurtunists they have looted UP resources and also they have laid their dirty hands on lives of Indians. Sorry to say that Amitabh has in the group of most corrupt and oppurtunists in India, he certainly looses his earlier image of Indian Icon. Now he will be treated as UP icon, and only he should bank upon them. Whatever may be he has not said any thing wrong of wishing Rahul Gandhi. In India any thing can happen; because of selfish, Corrupt, Power hungry and unprincipled Leaders and people. Even Arjun singh, because he is not in the Favoured circle of Sonia Gandhi he wants to form a group of cheer boys for Rahul Gandhi. Any how atleast he understood himself that he is not a crowd puller. As I am not a big beliver or fan of Gandhi I don't mind they have surnames of Gandhi. Now I pray the Great Almighty bring as early as possible the biggest Natural calamity to doom the World.

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