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Foreign origin an issue in Congress, says Najma

NEW DELHI, FEB. 29. The Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson, Najma Heptullah, has admitted that the foreign origin of the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, was an issue in the party.

``The foreign origin of the Congress president (Sonia Gandhi) is an issue. Sharad Pawar and P.A. Sangma were expelled on this issue only,'' Ms. Heptullah told Doordarshan in an interview.

Accusing the Congress leader of deviating from the party's ideology and thrusting upon it her personal likes and dislikes, she regretted that after having served the Congress as an active member since 1952, her ideological links with the party were being questioned. ``I have been in the party since 1952 and now the 15-year-old are teaching me the ideology of the party.''— UNI

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