Kolkata: An elderly man and his daughter got a pleasant surprise when they got a lift to the airport from the West Bengal Governor after their car had broken down.

The old man and his daughter were stranded on the road as early morning taxis are hard to come by on the Acharya Jagadish Bose Road flyover, officials said.

The governor caught sight of couple and asked them their problem.

Gandhi said that since he was also going to the airport to catch an early morning flight, he could easily drop them.

The elderly man and his daughter hopped into one of the cars in the convoy, still unaware who their benefactor was.

"Who is the kind gentleman?" he asked the driver of the car.

"He is Governor of West Bengal Gopalkrishna Gandhi," pat came the reply.

Gandhi was on his way to the Netaji Subhash International Airport to catch the 6:00 am flight to Chennai, official sources said.
Source : PTI