Allahabad, January 22: Sulking Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh today sprang a surprise when he visited residence of party vice-president Janeshwar Mishra, who died of a heart attack earlier in the day, and described him as “one of those rare leaders revered across party lines”.
Singh had repeatedly attacked Mishra in the past, especially after he quit from all party posts, for being critical of his closeness to film actors and corporates.
However, Singh along with actress-turned politician and Rampur MP Jaya Prada today spend a few minutes at the late leader’s place here.
He described Mishra as “one of those rare leaders who are revered across party lines.”
“His death is a great loss to myself, the party and also to the country. This is the second tragedy in the week which also saw the demise of veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu,” he told reporters.
–Agencies