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He toured Alappuzha’s backwaters with US Ambassador Sergio Gor, who met Chief Minister V D Satheesan separately. 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He was accompanied by US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor. Boulos travelled to Alappuzha and took a houseboat ride through the backwaters, where he watched snake-boat trials for the Nehru Trophy Boat Race, scheduled for 22 August."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"US Ambassador Sergio Gor met Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan in Kochi. The Chief Minister’s Office confirmed the meeting but denied that Satheesan met Boulos. An American Embassy official told PTI that Boulos was visiting India in a personal capacity, not on an official trip, and had come to see Gor, a friend of nearly a decade. The Chief Minister’s Office said the discussion with Gor focused on higher education, tourism, culture, investment and maritime development."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No centre-rated outlet ran this story. 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