Just going through some of the news that have become headlines. Can only laugh at the way people strut around and utter statements - in the context of the forthcoming Assembly elections - which are not only comical but also shows their ability to twist facts, seemingly to their advantage. What the election results will be is anybody's guess.
1. Dastardly, yet again.
The twin bomb attacks at the Brussels airport and the Maelbeek Metro station, nearby and within
the vicinity of the NATO Headquarters show the audacity of the terrorists of the IS. Initial
estimates confirm 30 deaths and hundreds injured. The final headcount could be much more.
What have the terrorists achieved? More hatred towards them and of course, the security forces
will nab them eventually.
The IS is far from finished despite major military offensives against it by almost every country
in the west. Probably, these attacks are to ease out of the stranglehold of the liberating forces and
to divert attention.
2. The election tamasha in Kerala.
There seems to be many aspirants from the Malayalam film world for contesting in the elections.
Mukesh, Jagadeesh, Rajasenan etc are a few among them. I've always wondered what the aspiring
political lot think about these people who parachute in from nowhere and for whom they've to
garner votes. Mukesh may still be knocked off in the final reckoning as the official faction has
tried to prevent VS Achuthanandan's acolyte - PS Gurudasan - from contesting!
But the most comical was the discredited cricketer, Sreesanth's statement that he was being
pressurised by the central leadership of the BJP to contest the elections.....a fact that the state's
leadership finds hard to believe. What amazes me is that he thinks that he can take us for a ride,
this time, on another turf!
'Politics being the last haven for scoundrels' seems to be very true.
3. And now, Paswan wants reservation in private institutions.
Paswan, has pitched in for reservation of jobs for the dalits in the private sector. This is a
gimmick resorted to by many political parties fully knowing that the argument doesn't hold
good. Why should a private firm compromise on quality when its own survival is at stake?
4. Afridi's way of getting back into the good books.
After uttering the truth about the love that the Pakistani cricketers get here, he'd got on to the
wrong side of the establishment back home. To make matters worse his team has not fared well
in the ongoing World T20 cup. So, he broaches Kashmir in his press conference. Perhaps, that
singular utterance will get him back into the good books of his countrymen and maybe, he'll not
be removed from captaincy either. What games people play for survival? His team's poor
performance will also be overlooked. Sad!
Tailpiece.
There's too much time being wasted over the slogan, 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'. If anyone thinks that it has a religious connotation, it's his ignorance showing. But where has the compulsion for it to be chanted come from? It's yet another irrelevant issue being propped up in the run up to the elections - setting aside the importance of development and growth!
1. Dastardly, yet again.
The twin bomb attacks at the Brussels airport and the Maelbeek Metro station, nearby and within
the vicinity of the NATO Headquarters show the audacity of the terrorists of the IS. Initial
estimates confirm 30 deaths and hundreds injured. The final headcount could be much more.
What have the terrorists achieved? More hatred towards them and of course, the security forces
will nab them eventually.
The IS is far from finished despite major military offensives against it by almost every country
in the west. Probably, these attacks are to ease out of the stranglehold of the liberating forces and
to divert attention.
2. The election tamasha in Kerala.
There seems to be many aspirants from the Malayalam film world for contesting in the elections.
Mukesh, Jagadeesh, Rajasenan etc are a few among them. I've always wondered what the aspiring
political lot think about these people who parachute in from nowhere and for whom they've to
garner votes. Mukesh may still be knocked off in the final reckoning as the official faction has
tried to prevent VS Achuthanandan's acolyte - PS Gurudasan - from contesting!
But the most comical was the discredited cricketer, Sreesanth's statement that he was being
pressurised by the central leadership of the BJP to contest the elections.....a fact that the state's
leadership finds hard to believe. What amazes me is that he thinks that he can take us for a ride,
this time, on another turf!
'Politics being the last haven for scoundrels' seems to be very true.
3. And now, Paswan wants reservation in private institutions.
Paswan, has pitched in for reservation of jobs for the dalits in the private sector. This is a
gimmick resorted to by many political parties fully knowing that the argument doesn't hold
good. Why should a private firm compromise on quality when its own survival is at stake?
4. Afridi's way of getting back into the good books.
After uttering the truth about the love that the Pakistani cricketers get here, he'd got on to the
wrong side of the establishment back home. To make matters worse his team has not fared well
in the ongoing World T20 cup. So, he broaches Kashmir in his press conference. Perhaps, that
singular utterance will get him back into the good books of his countrymen and maybe, he'll not
be removed from captaincy either. What games people play for survival? His team's poor
performance will also be overlooked. Sad!
Tailpiece.
There's too much time being wasted over the slogan, 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'. If anyone thinks that it has a religious connotation, it's his ignorance showing. But where has the compulsion for it to be chanted come from? It's yet another irrelevant issue being propped up in the run up to the elections - setting aside the importance of development and growth!
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