NCP leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma, who is being backed by BJD and AIADMK for the President's post, today sought to reach out to political parties, saying he hoped they will respond "to the call of conscience of the tribal people of the nation."u00a0

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Sangma, who met BJD chief and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here along with some tribal MPs, claimed he has the support of the tribal leaders across the parties who are "fighting a common cause of projecting a tribal as a presidential candidate."u00a0

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