On Sunday itself, a contingent of Congress leaders went to see Deshmukh in Chennai. It is believed that this is being done in accordance with Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi’s wishes. The group will include Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, Parliamentary Affairs State Minister Rajiv Shukla and the all-powerful Ahmed Patel. The group took at an 11 am flight to Chennai and will come back to Delhi the same day.