Karate Thiagarajan, three Orissa leaders rejoin Cong

New Delhi, Apr 15 (UNI) Mr Karate R Thiagarajan and former Orissa MP, Dr Karthikeshwar Patra, are among the four former Congress leaders who have rejoined the party, the Congress announced today.

The other two are Ms Uma Rani Patra (former Orissa MLA) and Mr Debi Chand (Orissa), AICC General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi said in a press note.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has approved their re-admission with immediate effect, he said.

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