Third Front leaders meet Kalam

A delegation of Third Front leaders on Friday met President APJ Abdul Kalam in a bid to persuade him to contest the presidential polls.

A delegation of Third Front leaders on Friday met President APJ Abdul Kalam in a bid to persuade him to contest the polls. After the hour-long meeting, the leaders declined to reveal the contents of their discussions.

They drove straight to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's residence for a meeting with NDA leaders.

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The UNPA leaders who met the President included Chandrababu Naidu, Jayalalitha, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Om Prakash Chautala.