Religious Harmony

[Andhraite]

For the second day running, fans of ailing tennis ace Leander Paes offered puja at a Shiva Temple in Kalighat for his well being as the metropolis awaited an official word from the Orlando Hospital about the local boy\'s condition.
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The admirers, many of them in their teens, came from different corners of the city and offered \'aarti\' at the Shivalinga, pledging to make offerings once Paes pulled through.
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Holding placards reading \"God bless Leander Paes\", \"Leander Paes - our best wishes are with you\", the fans looked downcast as they anxiously asked newspersons for the latest update on the tennis hero\'s condition.
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A special prayer session would also be held on Saturday evening at the Calcutta South Club, where Leander took his first nervous steps into tennis.
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\"The club officials, trainees and the entire staff will participate in the session,\" said Akhtar Ali, former Davis Cup coach.
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The 30-year-old tennis star, a leading doubles player of the world, was admitted to the M D Anderson Cancer Centre in Orlando, USA, on Wednesday.
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Leander\'s father, Dr Vece Paes, left for the US on Thursday and is scheduled to reach Orlando on Friday evening.
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Paes, winner of six Grand Slam doubles titles and former doubles world number one, will be out of action for at least a month. He will miss the US Open and is also doubtful for this September\'s Davis Cup world group qualifying match against Holland.
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Hope all Indians will be together in all circumstances, which, in turn, makes it much harder for our enemies to get into India & take control over our motherland...
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I hereby join all Indians to wish our great master of Indian tennis, if not world tennis, Leander Paes, a \"Speedy recovery\".
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And also, let\'s discuss about being a UNITED INDIA, whether we are Hindus or Muslims or Christians or Sikhs or Buddhist or ...or Hyderabadi or from Mumbai, Delhi or... or Telugulite or Tamilian or Malayalee or Bengali or... or SC or BC or FC or... We are first <b>INDIANS</b>. Then come religion, language etc.

[Learner]

Of course we are united. No doubt about it. It\'s only the communal politicians who try to create the rifts. We are and will remain united.