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Home Minister Amit Shah and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, who have been bitter critics of each other, had a lunch together on Friday at Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's residence, where they were also joined by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. The ministers are in Odisha to attend the Eastern Zonal Council (EZC) meeting. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik hosted the lunch for the ministers. Sources said the lunch, during which traditional Odia delicacies were served, was hosted in the honour of Union Home Minister and the two chief ministers. Let us take a look at some of the rare images from the lunch session at Naveen Niwas:
The lunch, during which Shah and Banerjee sat facing each other across the table, was hosted by Patnaik after the Eastern Zonal Council meeting.(Image: Twitter/Naveen Patnaik) -
While there was no official word on what was talked about during the meal, the picture of Shah and Mamata sharing a lunch led to talks in the political circles about a possible scale down in their attacks on each other. (Image: Twitter/ANI)
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In a tweet, Patnaik said, "Such a pleasure having the company of Union Home Minister@Amit Shah ji, my colleague CMs, @MamataOfficial, @NitishKumar ji & Union Minister @dpradhanbjp ji at Naveen Niwas. Had a wonderfully interactive time over some home cooked #Odia delicacies." (Image: Twitter/ANI)
Amit Shah is on his first visit to Odisha after becoming a Union minister. (Image: Twitter/ANI)
