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Navjot Singh Sidhu’s picture with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra sparks buzz of political comeback
Sidhu has been staying away from party affairs after being released from Patiala jail following completion of his imprisonment in the 1988 road rage death case.
Cricketer-turned-politician and former MP Navjot Singh Sidhu shared a picture of his meeting with Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Friday, triggering speculation about his return to active politics.
In the caption of the picture shared on his social media handles, Sidhu wrote, “Met my mentor, lighthouse and guiding angel …. Just grateful to her and Bhai for standing by in rough and tough times ….”
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The former MP has been staying away from day–to–day party affairs after being released from Patiala jail following completion of his one-year imprisonment in the 1988 road rage death case in 2023.
Since then, Sidhu, who was a minister during the Amarinder Singh-led Congress regime, has opted for a career in cricket commentary.
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On the other hand, his wife, Navjot Kaur Sidhu, has been active in their home turf, the Amritsar East assembly segment, a seat that has been represented by both of them in the past.
In November last year, Sidhu had passed the buck to the Congress high command on the question of his return to active politics during a press conference.
