Table for two

Sometimes common eating habits also lead to common ground. The Union food ministry and the state of West Bengal might have disagreements over many issues, none of that was visible during the recent meeting between Food Minister K V Thomas and a delegation of Trinamool Congress leaders from West Bengal. As a senior leader of the West Bengal delegation later disclosed, the food minister understood West Bengal’s problems because he also comes from a rice-eating state, Kerala. More importantly, both regions have a fancy for fish. So, who says disputes can’t be solved over a good meal.