<p>Former external affairs minister S M Krishna on Thursday said he and the late former chief minister Ramakrishna Hegde could not be on the same political platform despite being close friends.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Speaking after giving away the Ramakrishna Hegde award to TV serial director T N Seetharam, he said the then political situation was not conducive for them to be in the same political party.<br /><br />“Though we were in two different political parties, it never created any problem in our relationship,” he added.<br /><br />All through his speech, Krishna recalled his friendship of Hegde.<br /><br />Govt bears expenses<br /><br />He narrated the situation that prompted the then Cabinet headed by him to take the decision to bear the medical expenses of Hegde in his last days.<br />Krishna said that when he visited Hegde in the hospital, he saw some lawyers waiting to meet him. <br /><br />On enquiring, it was learnt that Hegde was planning to sell his farm land to clear his hospital bill.<br /><br />So, the Cabinet took the decision to bear his medical expenses, he added.<br /></p>
<p>Former external affairs minister S M Krishna on Thursday said he and the late former chief minister Ramakrishna Hegde could not be on the same political platform despite being close friends.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Speaking after giving away the Ramakrishna Hegde award to TV serial director T N Seetharam, he said the then political situation was not conducive for them to be in the same political party.<br /><br />“Though we were in two different political parties, it never created any problem in our relationship,” he added.<br /><br />All through his speech, Krishna recalled his friendship of Hegde.<br /><br />Govt bears expenses<br /><br />He narrated the situation that prompted the then Cabinet headed by him to take the decision to bear the medical expenses of Hegde in his last days.<br />Krishna said that when he visited Hegde in the hospital, he saw some lawyers waiting to meet him. <br /><br />On enquiring, it was learnt that Hegde was planning to sell his farm land to clear his hospital bill.<br /><br />So, the Cabinet took the decision to bear his medical expenses, he added.<br /></p>
