Politics | Updated Mar 21, 2009 at 05:20pm IST

Cong and Left opponents, not enemies: Pranab

CNN-IBN

The Congress and the Left may have split over the nuclear deal and may seem to be bitter rivals at the polls. But the doors are still open for them coming together.

In an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN senior Congress leader External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said his party is open to a post-poll tie up with the Left.

Congress and Left

We are political opponents we have diversion of views, but in certain occasions where national issues are concerned and nation demands we are together.

Deal with Mamata could have been better

Leaders feel that the Congress should have got a better deal, starting from Nadia to South 24 Pargana, North 24 Pargana, Kolkatta, Howrah there will be no seat.

On Varun Gandhi

I don't think he meant anything evil, he has stated that his views have been distorted. As far as Congress is concerned, it is always dependent on its progressive program.

Rahul Gandhi to be PM?

Congress always promotes younger leadership, and in my one of the speech I have mentioned that a day will come when he will be the PM. It will come.

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