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Dhoni, Sakshi Meet Rahul Gandhi

Newly-married Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Tuesday.  Dhoni was accompanied by his wife Sakshi and cricketer friend R P Singh during the meeting at 10 Janpath, the

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Newly-married Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Tuesday.  Dhoni was accompanied by his wife

Sakshi and cricketer friend R P Singh during the meeting at 10 Janpath, the official residence of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, a top BCCI source said.

"The appointment was taken earlier and the meeting was just a courtesy call," the source said.

 Asked whether Dhoni also met Sonia Gandhi, the source said, "The appointment was only for meeting Rahul Gandhi."

 Dhoni and Sakshi got married in a hush-hush ceremony on Sunday night at a farmhouse near Dehradun after getting engaged on Saturday.

 The ceremony was a private affair with only close family members and friends in attendance. The media was kept at bay by tight security during the marriage. PTI