The Patialvis are sure that tradition will return royal heir Capt Amarinder Singh to victory from Patiala Urban in the forthcoming Punjab assembly elections and the observers nod in accord. He is quick to add that Patiala city is indeed the Captain’s citadel, saying: “We do not take Amarinder as a politician but as one of Patiala’s own, so also his wife Preneet Kaur, a cultured and concerned citizen. Maharaja Yadavindra Singh, father of Amarinder Singh, had given shelter to thousands of refugees. Ironically, this makes the relationship between the Captain and the General as one of the ‘saviour’ and the ‘saved’. The city also has a fair share of NRIs who have turned up to influence their relatives to vote for the AAP.

Source: Hindustan Times January 29, 2017 04:55 UTC