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Down memory lane for the General

 

>From Kalyan Ray

 

DH News Service

NEW DELHI, July 14

 

 

Octogenarian Anaro, who used to work as a domestic help in Neharwali

Haveli in the Old Delhi about half-a-century ago, is indeed a

satisfied lady today. After a long-wait, she ultimately had a chance

to embrace the son of the house - the visiting Pakistan President

General Musharraf - who set aside all protocols for the old lady.

 

Anaro was the only local person, apart from the officials and

dignitaries, with whom Gen Musharraf spent a few minutes and asked

generally about her well-being and health. Last time when the 80-year-

old Anaro saw the Pakistan president, he was a toddler. Her repeated

embracing and hugging did not cause any concern among the security

persons who were also enjoying the rare casual mood of the Pak

president. Talking to reporters after the cavalcade left Old Delhi,

the maid who lives in the nearby slum area, said that she was happy

to see a lost man coming home.

 

 

However, barring the brief encounter with the old maid, the

homecoming of the Gen Musharraf was a formal event in which he was

shown the old mansion more in photographs and maps than bricks by a

host of dignitaries including Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Vijai

Kapoor, local MP Vijay Goel of BJP and MLA Shoaib Iqbal from Janata

Dal who incidentally was the first Indian politician to hug Gen

Musharraf. The leader did not have any time for the hosts, the Jain

family who made an elaborate preparation for its brief moment of

glory.The old mansion belonged to Gen Musharraf's great grandfather

and he left the house when he was only a kid. Dressed in a casual

blue shirt and trouser, the president spent about 25 minutes in the

building during which he journeyed down memory lane, courtesy an

impressive photo display.