Ghulam Nabi Azad’s identity crisis

The state of affairs in Indian politics where the leader is from one state and contests from another place can lead to embarrassing moments. How? Being the Union Minister of Health and Senior Congress leader Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad had gone to his native State of Jammu to cast his vote for the Lok Sabha elections.He was apparently stopped at the polling booth officer who asked him to furnish his Identity proof and which was unfortunately not with him. Seriously why would a Union Minister , leader at the Center , the district president of the party for Jammu and the former in charge of AICC affairs in the state of Andhra Pradesh etc. think about carrying a proof of identity in his own State.

But looks like his own state people don’t remember him and he has to go on a image–damage control mode lest he is completely forgotten by his own people. But for the reassuring fact that the matter was settled by a local Congress leader who had to stand for his surety and some BJP leaders who said that he was a leader at the National level and he managed to cast his vote. Surely the people of Andhra Pradesh would have recognized him better than his own state people.