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Sonia, Rahul to accompany PM at Mohali (PTI) Congress President Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul and other members of the family are expected to watch the high-voltage World Cup cricket semi-final between India and Pakistan in Mohali today.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has also sent an invitation to Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi to watch the match between the arch-rivals.
It is expected that Rahul, despite nursing a fractured leg, his sister Priyanka Gandhi and her husband Robert Vadra, would be in attendance to enjoy the big match of the tournament.
The match at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium in Mohali will be witnessed by the Prime Ministers of both the countries.
Over 2200 security personnel drawn from Punjab, in addition to NSG commandos and central police forces, have been deployed to ensure security for the day-night match.
Today's semi-final between India and Pakistan is the first match between the two cricket-crazy nations in India since the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
(PTI)
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