Puducherry Chief Minister Storms Out Of Event, Kiran Bedi Demands Apology

The protracted tussle between the Puducherry government and Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi took an ugly turn on Sunday when Chief Minister V Narayanasamy walked out of a function organised for Republic Day. Saying that he had not been informed earlier, Mr Narayanasamy refused to honour two recipients of the Padma awards from the union territory with shawls at the At Home function at Raj Nivas, the Lieutenant Governor's residence.