'Indian Idol' Prashant meets PM;-ARTICLE.

'Indian Idol' Prashant meets PM; performs live in Lalitpur

'Indian Idol' Prashant Tamang met with Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Saturday morning.

During the rendezvous at his Baluwatar residence, Prime Minister Koirala congratulated Prashant, a Nepali-origin Indian national from Darjeeling, for winning the coveted title. He felicitated the singing sensation with a black Nepali topi.

Prashata was accompanied by two other Indian Idol contestants Ankita Mishra and Deepali Kishore at the meeting.

"It was my wish to meet Prime Minister Koirala. I was quite nervous in front him and could not talk much," a smiling 'Indian Idol' spoke to reporters gathered outside the PM's residence.

Home Minister K.P Situala was also present during the meeting.

Meanwhile, Prashant performed in a live concert in St. Xavier's School ground in Jawalakhel on Saturday afternoon. He was accompanied by Ankita, Deepali and Nepali pop-star Neema Rumba. Each of them sang half a dozen songs.

Prashant wowed the audience by singing a number of popular Nepali songs. He profusely thanked his Nepali fans for supporting him throughout his Indian Idol campaign.

Braving the heavy rainfall that lashed the capital valley throughout the day, thousands of fans had reached to the ground to listen to their popular singer. nepalnews.com mk/sd Sep 29 07

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