"Two pairs of dynamic female eyes will meet one to one after 12 years"

India's most dynamic political female leaders Ms Sonia Gandhi and Ms J Jayalalithaa likely to meet one to one after a long gap of 12 years on January 25, at Delhi in colorful function.

It will be a rare photo op to see political adversaries the Congress President Sonia and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(AIADMK) supremo and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Ms J Jayalalithaa in a function.

But it remains to be seen if the two will exchange pleasantries when they meet for the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the Election Commission of India(ECI) on Monday.

The last time the two came together was in 1999 when AIADMK voted against the Vajpayee lead NDA government at center, agreed to support Congress to stake claim to the government. Some fishy things went on in a tea meeting hosted by Sonia, Jayalalithaa backtracked along with the Samajwadi Party headed by Mulayam Singh.

But at the time of Parliament Election in the same year, Jayalalithaa struck a alliance with Sonia and allotted 7 seats to congress in the state of Tamil Nadu.

There was a proposal to hold a joint election meeting at Vizhuppuram, in which Sonia and Jaya proposed to address together. Sonia arrived to the venue on that day but Jaya skipped it.

Since that day, Jaya started to attack Sonia, and she went to extend that Sonia is a foreigner cannot hold the post Prime minister. Even Jaya mentioned Sonia's Original Name "Anitna Maino" and accused her that she(Sonia) was not having faith with her late husband Rajiv Gandhi and she was not lead life as devoted wife with him. This comment came on the Back drop of the Congress struck with an alliance with DMK, MDMK, PMK at the time of 2004 Parliament Elections. Jaya described these parties are LTTE supporters, which killed Rajiv.

Subsequently in the 2006 Assembly polls also Jaya attacked Sonia like anything.

But last Parliament Elections, Jaya did not mentioned even Sonia's name.Even she skipped to speak about Congress.

Political observers says that Jaya- Sonia meet will create some change in the political Erena in Tamil Nadu.

Another friend-turned-foe interaction will be between Mulayam and CPM's Prakash Karat.

Mulayam's last minute switch in favour of the Congress helped UPA clinch the Indo-US nuclear deal. The other invitees include former PM I K Gujral and H D Deva Gowda.

In fact, the gathering will see the entire galaxy of political leadership join the celebrations. While on the dais President Prathibha Patilwill be flanked by UPA chairperson Sonia, NDA convener Sharad Yadav and leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj, the front row will be occupied by the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley, UPA's leader in Loak Sabha Pranab Mukherjee, CPM general secretary Prakash Karat, CPI general secretary A B Bardhan and BJP's L K Advani.

"Surprising one is Jayalalithha accepted the invitation sent by ECI".

- Asian Tribune -