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When Nehru jacket failed Vajpayee
By Neena Vyas
TOKYO, DEC. 11. The sunshine in Tokyo and the rapport established with Japan's Prime Minister, Mr. Junichiro Koizumi, helped Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee get his famous humour in full form.
There was indeed a secret understanding between the two Prime Ministers at their meeting on Monday, Mr. Vajpayee told the press.
The ``agreement'' was that at the banquet later, both of them would wear a black Nehru jacket. But, alas, while Mr. Koizumi kept his word and appeared at the dinner in the jacket, Mr. Vajpayee found that he could no longer fit in it. ``I broke my word,'' he lamented.
``Next time I come here, I will get a new jacket tailored to my size or I will ensure that I lose some weight,'' he remarked.
Did he enjoy Japanese food? Well, he paused, even the Japanese like to eat ``cheeni'' he said punning on the word which in Hindi means both Chinese and sugar.
At his interaction with Japanese parliamentarians this morning, Mr. Vajpayee was asked which country had the strongest friendship with India. Prompt was his response. Japan, of course.
There was laughter all around and the comment was that his answer was surely political.
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