Pradhan, who was on his way out, spotted Ramesh and turned back, almost placing a hand on his shoulder. He recalled how, years ago, Jairam Ramesh had written a newspaper column praising former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The article so striking that Pradhan, then a young party worker, tracked his down. “I went looking for you at the AICC headquarters,” Pradhan told Ramesh, recounting the episode.
