RADIA: Hello?

RAJA: Raja here.

RADIA: Hi! I got a message from Barkha Dutt just now.

RAJA: Huh?

RADIA: Barkha Dutt

RAJA: What does she say?

RADIA: She says… that she has been following up the story with Prime Minister’s Office tonight. In fact, she was the one who told me that Sonia Gandhi went there. She says that he [the PM, presumably] has no problem with you, but he has a problem with Baalu.

RAJA: But it has to be discussed with Leader.

RADIA: Yeah, yeah… he has to discuss with the Leader. He has to tell…

RAJA: It will be discussed in the morning… why unnecessarily, Congress… tie-up is going out.

RADIA: No, but then the question is about Alagiri, no?

RAJA: Huh?

RADIA: Alagiri’s people are saying: why is Maran getting Cabinet when he is such a senior leader himself?

RAJA: That is different, but all these things must be explored and disclosed.

RADIA: That’s right. That’s right. I told her to get Congress…

RAJA: At least, one to one, let it be disclosed to Leader.

RADIA: One to one?

RAJA: One to one. Somebody should give a message, at least in a sealed cover, that we are having serious problems [with] Baalu.

RADIA: From Congress, right?

RAJA: Yes.

RADIA: Okay, I’ll tell her. She is talking to Ahmed Patel, so I will talk to him.

RAJA: Let him call at least over phone: Sir, this is problem… we are having high regard [sic], we are having no problem with Raja, but problem is Baalu. Tell.

RADIA: Then how will you resolve the other problem?

RAJA: Other problems we will take care of slowly, because now Leader comes down.

RADIA: Uh-huh.

RAJA: Don’t worry

RADIA: Now Leader comes down to three, no?

RAJA: Comes down for three…

RADIA: Yeah.

RAJA: Even you are saying that Maran is not fit for Infrastructure… he is having controversy… [sic] alright, let him be accommodated in the existing ministry… at least we will suggest.

RADIA: Maran?

RAJA: Hmm… you suggest, you send a message.

RADIA: Uh, huh