Kamla Persad-Bissessar returns to village in Bihar for an emotional reunion
Faizan Ahmad / TNN / Updated: Jan 12, 2012, 10:18 IST ..
BHELUPUR (BUXAR): It was an emotional ‘pilgrimage’ for Trinidad and Tobago prime minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to her ancestral village Bhelupur. She tried to fight back her tears but failed. As tears rolled down her cheeks, the ‘granddaughter of the soil’ entered her ancestral home and hugged women relatives in this remote and dusty village on Wednesday afternoon.
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BHELUPUR: It was an emotional pilgrimage for Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to her ancestral village Bhelupur, India. She tried to fight back her tears but failed.
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