Navjot Singh Sidhu attempts to win over ‘annoyed’ Congress leadership

The cricketer-turned-politician lauds Priyanka Gandhi’s stand on Lakhimpur Kheri incident

After Congress’s general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was detained in Uttar Pradesh, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday sought to each out to the party’s central leadership, which is apparently not amused by his abrupt and public resignation as Punjab Congress Committee president — an appointment made possible due to the backing of the party high command.

Mr. Sidhu, whose status as the PCC president is still not clear as he has not formally withdrawn his resignation and nor has the central leadership so far rejected or accepted his resignation, took to Twitter to express his appreciation towards Ms. Vadra’s stance on the “Lakhimpur Kheri” incident.

“When in doubt walk the path of truth, never compromise on moral values !! “Moral Authority” thy name is @priyankagandhi,” said Mr Sidhu in a tweet, which in political circles is being seen as an attempt to mend fences with the party’s central leadership.