TRICHY SIVA BIRTHDAY IN MID AIR
By R Rajagopalan
It is a rare moment for Rajya
Sabha MP Tiruchi Siva when none other than Vice-President Hamid Ansari
clapped and sang ‘happy birthday to you’ today on his 54th birthday
and that too in an aeroplane flying at an altitude of 35,000 feet.
“I felt privileged when the honourable Vice-President sang ‘happy
birthday to you’ for me. It is really a rare occasion for anyone,”
Siva said.
Siva is part of the delegation of Vice-President who began his
two-nation six-day tour of Czech Republic and Croatia today.
The three-time MP from Tamil Nadu cut a two kilo cake onboard which
was brought by the Air India staff in presence of Ansari, his wife
Salma, Minister of State for Communication Sachin Pilot, his
Parliamentarian colleagues Prasanta Chatterjee, Maya Singh and
Mohammed Azharuddin and other officials
“I will remember this birthday forever,” a visibly pleased Siva, who
belongs to DMK,
