When Naveen Da Meets Dharmendra Pradhan

Rumours are bound to fly and media is set to go into a tizzy when arch political rivals meet. No wonder the media was agog when Biju Janata Dal chief and Odisha CM met BJP's union minister Dharmendra Pradhan accidentally met at Bhubaneshwar airport. The two alighted from two different flights and greeted each other. Navin extended his hand and Dharmendra Pradhan reciprocated. This was enough for the media to write reams after reams about this chance meet. Some clever wag even wrote that both had discussed post-poll alliance and about how to cooperate at the Centre to form a government. More clever ones even talked about Naveen Da and Dharmendra Pradhan discussing who from Odisha would be in the ministry.

After the two minute long pleasantries were over, Naveen Da got on to a battery car and left for his official residence, while Pradhan went his way. So much for chance meeting between these two leaders.