Congress president Sonia Gandhi's adverse comments on the internal security situation was the proverbial last straw that saw the exit of Shivraj Patil as Union home minister.
Gandhi had in fact set the tone at the Congress Working Committee meeting by expressing unhappiness over the terrorist incidents taking place at regular intervals. The meet, by all accounts, was a hostile affair for Patil.
The Congress chief's remark was signal enough for members and invitees to list some omissions and commissions of
Patil as the home minister in the last four-and-a-half years.
Those who projected Patil in not so glorious ways include P Chidambaram, who has
now succeeded him as the home
minister.
Union ministers Kapil Sibal, Kamal Nath and H R Bhardwaj, who along with Chidambaram were invited to the CWC
meet
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