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Vladimir Putin
Ranga
 PERHAPS
the youngest President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, was in Delhi in
October 2000 to further strengthen the relationship between India and
Russia. Putin served in the Russian Secret Service (KGB). And has a vast
knowledge of his country and countrymen. He had a busy schedule during
his short visit to Delhi. Grim in his looks and at the same time alert,
Putin paid a visit to Rajghat to pay his homage to the Father of the
Nation. He showed interest in the surroundings and as he emerged from
the samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi, a picture of his was ready to greet him.
He took it and for a moment he wondered
what he should do with it. Someone told him in Russian that he was meant
to sign it if he like it. He smiled and said "yes" and then
affixed his signature over it.
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