A.K. Antony a bit of a miser, suggests book
Thiruvananthapuram: He is widely known for his simplicity, but India's Defence Minister A.K. Antony is also a bit of a miser and a stickler for rules, suggests a book of funny anecdotes penned by a Kerala legislator.
Titled "Kumbalangi Varnangal", the book has been written by senior Congress leader K.V. Thomas, who was part of the state cabinet when Antony was Kerala chief minister during 2001-04. It is to be released next week.
The book takes its name from Kumbalangi, a beautiful island that lies a few kilometres away from Kochi and is the native village of Thomas. It contains interesting tales from the place as well as stories of politicians.
Among the anecdotes is an encounter Thomas had with Antony, titled "Vyathyasthanam Antony", which in English means "A Different Antony" and suggests that the defence minister can be stingy.
The chapter dwells on an incident at the Brahmaputra Apartments in New Delhi where Antony stayed after taking over as defence minister in October 2006.
"On a cold December evening, I reached his apartment shivering and upon seeing me he asked, 'Oh, you are shivering! Shall we have a glass of hot black tea?' Soon he called Prathapan (his secretary of two decades) and said, 'Get us tea and biscuits'.
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