India, Sept. 24 -- The birthday celebrations of senior Congress leader and former Leader of Opposition Ajay Singh 'Rahul Bhaiya' on Tuesday turned into a significant political event, as hundreds of supporters gathered at his residence. The real surprise, however, came with the arrival of Amarpatan MLA Dr Rajendra Singh, Ajay Singh's maternal uncle, who personally wished him on his birthday despite the two being perceived for long as belonging to different poles in Vindhya Congress.
For years, Ajay Singh and Dr Rajendra Singh have carried reputations of running parallel power centres in Satna and the wider Vindhya region. Ajay Singh, heir to the legacy of late Union Minister and Chief Minister Arjun Singh, has wielded influence in Churhat a...