None of the participants had any reservations again the deal, which they described as beneficial to both the US and India.
"I think this is the happiest and most successful day for Indo-US relations, especially for those of the 2.3 million Indians here who worked hard for this nuclear deal," hotelier and key Democratic Party supporter Sant Singh Chatwal said.
"I wish this (the Congressional approval of the deal) had come a day earlier. It is a delayed birthday gift for him. Never too late anyway," Chatwal added.
Image: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Sant Singh Chatwal.
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