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PMO: Vajpayee didn’t bless Mayawati

New Delhi, March 9
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati had not sought the blessings of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee during her hour-long meeting with him here yesterday, Prime Minister’s Office said today.

“Neither did she (Mayawati) seek blessings, nor was any blessing given,” a PMO spokesperson said. She had only apprised the Prime Minister of the political situation in the state, he said.

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati clarified at a news conference on Sunday night that she had not gone to seek blessings from the Prime Minister but merely to apprise him of the political developments in the state. PTI, UNI