In the opening evening of the convention, Mr. Sanders is expected to talk about a “new direction” for the party, which he has been championing. The choice of the VP candidate has already strained the fragile peace between Mr. Sanders and Ms. Clinton. The Clinton campaign has blamed Russian hackers for the email leak, and suggested that it might be an attempt to help Mr. Trump. The party maintains that the target of the hackers was the research on Mr. Trump. The email exchanges between Democratic National Committee staffers leaked last week validate a concern that Mr. Sanders has continuously raised through the primary campaign – that the leadership was favouring Ms. Clinton.

Source: The Hindu July 25, 2016 15:19 UTC