They go back a long way – from the days of student politics in Kerala to being colleagues in the Manmohan Singh cabinet. So it was hardly a surprise when Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi and Defence Minister A.K. Antony decided to beat the winter blues in the capital in much the same way.

At a party thrown at Congress party MP P.C. Chacko’s residence, both of them turned up in caps. While Ravi opted for a Kashmiri woollen cap, Antony wore the Himachali kind.

“Ravi is in Kashmiri style!” Antony commented. As Ravi acknowledged it with a smile, Congress MP K. Sudhakaran quipped: “You are in Himachali get-up!”