Cong rejects report claiming Rahul sought AIADMK's support for Sinha

The Congress on Sunday dismissed as ''bogus'' a news report claiming that Rahul Gandhi called up AIADMK leader E Palaniswamy seeking support for the combined Opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha.

In a statement, AICC general secretary Communications Jairam Ramesh said the news report is ''bogus and false'' and is a ''mischievous effort to sow confusion''.

''This is wholly bogus and totally false. No such phone call was made. The DMK-Congress alliance is firm and steadfast enough to withstand such crude and mischievous efforts to sow confusion and weaken it,'' Ramesh said in a statement.

The Congress and DMK are supporting their joint candidate Sinha for the July 18 presidential election.