Disrupted speech

Uncharacteristically late, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari walked in just after K K Kapila, chairman, International Road Federation (IRF), had started addressing the gathering at the ninth regional conference of the IRF. Kapila stopped his speech immediately to welcome the minister to the event. After the formalities were over, the minister made a speech and left the venue. As the session resumed - and much to the amusement of the guests present - the anchor announced, "I would like to invite the speaker whose address was disrupted by the minister, back on stage."