Bertie’s big in Bangalore but they haven’t tried to get a bed in A&E

FIANNA FÁIL’s election ads next year will probably be dubbed after Bertie Ahern’s recent visit to India.

Acting as unpaid interpreter, Tourism Minister John O’Donoghue shared with the accompanying press corps the thoughts of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who considered the Taoiseach to be a statesman of international repute.

On the first official visit to India by a Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern was given a three-hour audience with the premier, who, apparently, considers the lad from Drumcondra to be some sort of guru.