Foreign Minister Rinzin Dorji missed the chartered flight from Delhi to Varanasi recently. As the guest of honour our Prime Minister was the last to board the flight as per protocol, officials assumed the foreign minister was already onboard. Later, it was learnt that Lyonpo never made it out of the Leela Palace Hotel.
So why do you think he missed the flight? We have come up with 5 likely reasons:
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