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              Mulayam brings Azam Khan back into fold 
              
            
            
            Wednesday November 03, 2010 05:36:39 PM, 
             
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              Lucknow:  
              Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav Wednesday revoked 
              the expulsion of the party's most prominent Muslim face, Azam 
              Khan.
                
              
              This was communicated to Khan in a letter by party general 
              secretary Ram Gopal Yadav. 
               
              Khan told reporters: "This is just an informal letter that I have 
              received. I believe a formal decision on the issue has to be taken 
              by the party's disciplinary committee." 
               
              Khan was expelled from the party after Lok Sabha polls last year, 
              following his differences with Mulayam Singh Yadav over the party 
              chief's bonhomie with expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader 
              Kalyan Singh.  
               
              Khan's repeated criticism of the then party general secretary Amar 
              Singh also did not go down well with Mulayam Singh Yadav, who 
              eventually showed him the door. 
               
              "I am extremely happy to inform you that SP (Samajwadi Party) 
              national president Mulayam Singh Yadav has revoked your expulsion 
              from the party," said Ram Gopal's letter. 
               
              "We request you to resume serving the party as you did in the 
              past," the letter said. 
               
              Known for his proximity to the party chief since the early days of 
              the SP, Khan had emerged as the Muslim face of the party whose 
              rise was attributed to its Muslim support base. 
               
              When asked if he had made up his mind to sink his differences with 
              Mulayam Singh Yadav, Khan said: "Some problems have already passed 
              off." 
               
              He was apparently referring to the expulsion of Amar Singh from 
              the party and Mulayam Singh Yadav's severing ties with Kalyan 
              Singh. 
              
                
              
                
              
                
              
               
                
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