http://in.news.yahoo.com/061231/211/6aptw.html Netas to party with Mallya in Goa
Enlarge Photo By IBNlive.com Sunday December 31, 04:25 PM New Delhi: Everybody's getting ready to bid goodbye to 2006 and welcome the new year. And on the last day of the year, even politicians read the meaning of the word party differently. Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh should be worried because Chairman of United Breweries and owner of Kingfisher Airlines, Vijay Mallya is hosting a small Cabinet meet. Four of Manmohan Singh's colleagues have gone to Goa to attend the meet. Leading the team to the kingdom of good times will be India's cricket guru and agriculture minister, Sharad Pawar. The next on the list is Pawar's protégé and Civil Aviation Minister, Praful Patel who has flown with him to meet Mallya. Even Petroleum Minister Murli Deora has tanked up gas and is heading in the same direction. And last but not the least, there is Mines minister T Subirammi Reddy who is accompanying them to dig up some fun. The new Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) host Shahrukh Khan will also fly in to offer all his four options to the political class. Brothers-in-arms Mukesh and Anil will preach different reliance's. Then, there are young people from India's first political family are already there. Politicians like everywhere-to-be-seen Rajiv Shukla have also joined the beeline for the fizz and froth. With so much of fanfare, Mallya could well bring out a political calendar next year. (With inputs from Diptosh Majumdar)