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(FILES) In this picture taken 22 May 2004, India's new Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) speaks with Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi (R) after taking his oath of office from an unseen Indian President A.P.J Abdul Kalam at The Presidential Palace in New Delhi. They are the odd couple who have defied the odds in India's tumultuous political world, often racked by bitter infighting. Ever since Congress president Sonia Gandhi turned down the prime minister's job after leading the party to its surprise 17 May 2004 election win and tapped economic reformer Manmohan Singh for the job, India's biggest political parlour game has been to watch for a rift. But with the government now at midway point in its five-year mandate, the partership between Italian-born Gandhi and the elderly Sikh -- nicknamed the "odd couple" by Indian media -- has survived a series of whispering campaigns and is still going strong. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN/FILES
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New Delhi, INDIA |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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RAVI RAVEENDRAN |
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22 Mai 2004 |
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