Home Minister made daughter-in-law, granddaughter purchase tickets to watch aquatics events
Home Minister made daughter-in-law, granddaughter purchase tickets to watch aquatics events
It may be regarded as tokenism but it at least shows that the Home Minister has got his priorities right. On Tuesday morning, P Chidambaram visited the S P Mukherjee Stadium with daughter-in-law Srinidhi and granddaughter Aditi. Whereas the Home Minister was allowed inside, his relatives had to purchase tickets to enter the stadium.
Fluid situation: The Home Minister watched the swimming event at the
SP Mukherjee Stadium along with his family. PIC/mid day
Not just that. After entering, while Chidambaram followed protocol and went inside the VIP enclosure, his granddaughter and daughter-in-law sat on the spectators' seats.
"Both of them watched the swimming events from there and the three of them came together only after leaving the stadium," a source said.u00a0
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Pool, located at Talkatora road, is being used for aquatics events in the Delhi Commonwealth Games. It has a capacity of 5000 people.
A few days ago, Chidambaram had walked about 500 metres at the Siri Fort Sports Complex. That's because though he had an accreditation card and his car carried an entry sticker, the accompanying security officer and driver did not have necessary documents.
Security personnel politely told the Home Minister that he and his car could enter the venue but the security officer and the driver would not be permitted.
Chidambaram abided by the Delhi police officials' request and got out of his car and walked nearly half-a-kilometre to enter the venue as his staff and car remained in the parking area.
A senior Delhi police official said that such events and such personalities instil confidence in the police force and quality of security gets better.
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