`Thanks to Nitish Kumar, Lalu's family will again get to taste the special mangoes,' a member of the staff at chief minister's official residence said.
The six-month-old Nitish Kumar government plans to gift baskets of mangoes to high-profile VIPs in New Delhi, including central ministers. But the mangoes for Lalu Prasad will be especially from the orchards of 1 Anne Marg, official sources said.
Lalu Prasad said his personal relations with Nitish Kumar were good and he had even sent him kaddu from his own fields. `I presented it to him as he is a pure vegetarian,' the former chief minister said.
During their stay at 1 Anne Marg, Lalu Prasad and his wife and former chief minister Rabri Devi took extra care to develop the beautiful mango orchards. They vacated the house in early February and moved to their new residence at 10 Circular Road.
Incidentally, last month the Nitish Kumar government presented Bihar's juicy shahi litchis to President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as well as the vice-president and prime minister. Nearly hundred packets were distributed to VIPs in New Delhi.
Official sources said this was done as a goodwill gesture from the state government.
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