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Third 'son' of Indira, Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath's tryst with Dec 13

Gandhi said to the people at the rally, 'He is my third son after Rajiv and Sanjay'

Congress State President Kamal Nath displays victory sign as he leaves after interacting with the media persons on the party's win in state Assembly elections, at PCC headquarters, in Bhopal
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Congress State President Kamal Nath displays victory sign as he leaves after interacting with the media persons on the party's win in state Assembly elections, at PCC headquarters, in Bhopal | Photo: PTI

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December 13 has an important role to play in the life of newly-elected Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath (pictured). It was on the same day in 1980 that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi came to Chhindwara to participate in an election campaign with Nath. Gandhi said to the people at the rally, "He is my third son after Rajiv and Sanjay." Nath was contesting his first Lok Sabha election that year. Now, 28 years later, on December 13, 2018, her grandson and Congress President Rahul Gandhi declared that Nath would be Madhya Pradesh CM.

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