Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi Greets MiM Supremo Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi

HYDERABAD: A telephonic call from UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday triggered speculation that the MIM chief might have been invited to join Manmohan Singh's cabinet.

"It was nice of her (Sonia Gandhi) to call me personally. She congratulated me for retaining the Hyderabad LS seat and also on the spectacular performance of MIM," Owaisi told TOI on Tuesday.

However, he declined to comment

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on the buzz that the UPA chairperson wanted him to join the Union cabinet. It was learnt, that Owaisi would be flying to New Delhi on Wednesday morning at the invitation of Gandhi to attend the UPA meeting.

"I have sought time from her to discuss issues related to the Muslim community after she is finished with the formalities of cabinet formation and her response was positive," Owaisi said.