The first was mentioned here. NDTV now brings to us pictures of congress workers supporting Italy in the world cup.

Why? Sonia Gandhi is Italian born. Simple really!

NDTV reports:

Party workers offered prayers at the Choti Patan Devi Mandir in Patna for Italy’s success against France on Sunday.

“We are praying for Italy to win because this is Rahul Gandhi’s maternal home,” said Rakesh Kumar Tillu, general secretary of the Bihar Youth Congress. The yagya featured a football and a specially invited priest…

… The youth congress workers who organised it have also promised to distribute 100 kilos of ladoos in the city if Italy does indeed win the World Cup.

You want to be in the good books of Sonia Gandhi, especially if you are a congress worker. So with the world cup fever catching on, what better way to please madame.

If Calcuttans can support Brazil and Argentina, why can’t congress workers support Italy? Or why can’t BJP join Dhoomk2 in lamenting Holland’s loss and Simi Garewal join me in supporting France (they do play in white as well) for that matter?

Heh.

Update: Gaurav blogs about it here.

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