Namita Bhandare on Nicolas Sarkozy, sex and politics
THE MANDARINS at the Ministry of External Affairs – how on earth did they come to be called mandarins? – are reported to be in a flap over India’s official guest at the Republic Day function. It’s not French President Nicolas Sarkozy who’s causing the fuss as much as his new girlfriend, now apparently his fiancee, Carla Bruni. There’s a fair chance that Bruni could join Sarkozy later this month when he begins his four-day visit to India. This is apparently causing the ‘mandarins’ to lose sleep.
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