Nervy moment for PM as Prez protocol puzzles him

While images on TV showed the majesty of the opening session of Parliament, here's the inside story: The PM did not know where he was to stand to welcome the President into the Central Hall. "Where do I stand and behind whom in the procession?" Dr Manmohan Singh asked Secretary General Lok Sabha T K Viswanathan.

Dr Manmohan Singh, Dr Hamid Ansari and Meira Kumar were standing outside the main gate of Parliament to receive the President. Viswanathan fished out his protocol chart and said the PM had to stand behind the Speaker and was supposed to follow the Speaker and the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha to Central Hall.