Chavan to receive Obama at Mumbai airport

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and Protocol Minister Suresh Shetty will receive U.S. President Barack Obama at the airport here today as the representatives of the state along with Union Minister Salman Khurshid.
“The Ministry of External Affairs has told us that the Chief Minister and the Protocol Minister would receive Obama on his arrival at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport,” an official from the Chief Minister’s Office said.
Mr Khurshid has been chosen by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to be the minister-in-waiting for Mr Obama.
Mr Chavan, Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal and Home Minister R R Patil have also been invited for a speech against terrorism by the President, scheduled at the Taj hotel in the afternoon.
However, the ministers have not confirmed whether they will attend the function or not, an official from Mantralaya (state secretariat) said.
06/11/10 PTI/The Hindu

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