Date:17/11/2002 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2002/11/17/stories/2002111703790800.htm

National

Sonia explains reasons for not hosting Iftar

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI NOV 16. The Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, has written to all the invitees of her annual Iftar, informing them of her decision not to hold the event this year.

In her message, Sonia Gandhi has explained the reasons for not hosting the Iftar this year. ``On account of the agony and suffering of the people of several drought-affected States and thousands in Gujarat whose hardships are unrelieved, I have decided not to have one this year'', she said.

She has conveyed her best wishes for the completion of Ramzan and the Id festival to follow.