Kodak moment

It was the perfect picture of bonhomie. While launching a biography of Shatrughan Sinha (Anything but Khamosh) in Patna last week, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar urged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP not to remain "khamosh" (silent) and continue to speak the truth. In turn, the actor-turned-politician described Kumar as a "brother" and praised him as an "able mukhiya (head) of shining Bihar". Also present at the function was Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, who, true to his style, used the event to take another dig at the Prime Minister. Referring to the preparations underway for the unveiling of a wax model of the PM at Madame Tussauds in London, Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok, he said, "What will happen if the man's wax personality gets melted under the influence of heat? I am going to write a letter to the PM on this."