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Priyanka in a spot over sale of Rajiv Gandhi's portrait to Rana Kapoor

During his custodial interrogation, Kapoor said that he was "threatened and forced by Congress leader Milind Deora to buy the art piece". The agency says that it has evidence to support this claim.

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The portrait was painted by MF Husain during the centenary celebrations of the Congress party in 1985.

Shrimi ChoudharyArchis Mohan New Delhi
In a fresh twist in the YES Bank money laundering probe, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has come into possession of text messages between the bank’s co-founder Rana Kapoor and Congress leader Milind Deora which relate to a portrait of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi that Kapoor bought from Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for Rs 2 crore in 2010.
 
The portrait was painted by MF Husain during the centenary celebrations of the Congress party in 1985.
 
During his custodial interrogation, Kapoor said that he was “threatened and forced by Congress leader Milind Deora to buy the art piece”. The agency