Sunday, March 18, 2007

Sonia attends sufi singer's concert

PTI/The Hindu - Chennai, India
Saturday, March 17, 2007

New Delhi: It was a musical night out for the family of Congress president Sonia Gandhi here on Saturday: Ms. Gandhi and her kin enjoyed a performance by famous Pakistani sufi singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.

Ms. Gandhi's mother Paola Maino, son Rahul, daughter Priyanka and son-in-law Robert Vadra, were among the VVIPs who attended the concert at Siri Fort Auditorium.

Khan began the concert with his first Bollywood hit number `Lagi Tum Se Man Ki Lagan' from the film `Paap.' The Pakistani vocalist, who is the nephew of the late legendary singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, is known for songs in the sufi genre.

The concert was organised by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. Ms. Gandhi is the chairperson of the Foundation.

[Picture: Priyanka Vadra and Rahul Gandhi with their grandmother Paola Maino arrive for a concert by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan in New Delhi on Saturday. - Photo by Special Arrangement]

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Sunday, March 18, 2007

Sonia attends sufi singer's concert
PTI/The Hindu - Chennai, India
Saturday, March 17, 2007

New Delhi: It was a musical night out for the family of Congress president Sonia Gandhi here on Saturday: Ms. Gandhi and her kin enjoyed a performance by famous Pakistani sufi singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.

Ms. Gandhi's mother Paola Maino, son Rahul, daughter Priyanka and son-in-law Robert Vadra, were among the VVIPs who attended the concert at Siri Fort Auditorium.

Khan began the concert with his first Bollywood hit number `Lagi Tum Se Man Ki Lagan' from the film `Paap.' The Pakistani vocalist, who is the nephew of the late legendary singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, is known for songs in the sufi genre.

The concert was organised by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. Ms. Gandhi is the chairperson of the Foundation.

[Picture: Priyanka Vadra and Rahul Gandhi with their grandmother Paola Maino arrive for a concert by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan in New Delhi on Saturday. - Photo by Special Arrangement]

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