Rosaiah gets a breather as Sonia agrees to meet CM

Andhra  Pradesh  Chief Minister K Rosaiah  heaved a sigh of relief on Friday after Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi finally agreed to give an appointment  to the Chief Minister.

With Sonia declining to meet Rosaiah on Thursday, the media went agog with rumors that all is not well between Sonia and Rosaiah and even some TV channels  and newspapers  went to the extent of saying that Sonia Gandhi is contemplating to replace the Chief Minister.

Taken aback by the negative publicity, Sonia Gandhi's aides advised the CM to stay for one more day so that he could  meet her.

According to Congress circles, Sonia was  too  busy on Thursday to meet Rosaiah and that is the reason she ignored him.

Actually, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has offered to step down on Thursday itself and that  the issue had kept her  busy in convincing him to take  back the resignation.

The CM is expected to discuss the issue of cabinet reshuffle with her. He is also expected to meet Chidambaram who has been involved in the 'resignation drama' on Friday.