Saturday, May 18, 2019

Election stories.

1. An MP Before The Results!

    In the Theni constituency of Tamilnadu, the three main contenders are O Ravindranatha Kumar
    (AIADMK), EVKS Elangovan(Congress) and Thangathamizhselvan(AMMK) and it's a fierce
    three way contest making any kind of prediction utterly impossible. However, a renovated
    temple's inauguration plaque proclaims O Ravindranatha Kumar the MP.

    Well, results can be announced without the counting of votes! It happens only in India!!

2. In Pursuit of Allies.

    This is Sonia Gandhi's technique of wooing new allies against the BJP-led NDA. Madhya Pradesh
    CM, Kamal Nath and Orissa CM, Biju Patnaik are schoolmates - both are from the Doon School,
    Dehradun. She has dispatched her party man to woo the reluctant ally.

    Well, it's an alliance at all costs to keep Modi away from being the Prime Minister!

3. Why Is Rahul Gandhi Made to Articulate?

    In all the press briefings, Rahul Gandhi is made to take on the PM by his party and a few parties
    in the opposition. Why? And the answer now comes clear.

    The Congress and its allies are projecting him as prime ministerial material. Wonder what the
    reactions of the PMs-in-waiting are?

4. Priyanka Gandhi's Role.

    What exactly is Priyanka's role? To my mind, the following factors are at play:-

         (a) The Congress party has more faith in her than in her brother.
         (b) She feels that she can do a lot to stop the BJP from getting back to power.
         (c) Robert Vadra, her husband, is in dire straits for his corrupt practices, if Narendra Modi
               becomes the PM!

     She doesn't make much sense though but thinks that through her antics, she can turn around the
     Indian electorate!


Tailpiece.

We'd got up at 4, gone through our chores and were ready well before 6. The caretaker came by a quarter past 6 and we were on our way to Kochi by a half past 6. Breakfast was at the Kalpakavadi Inn and we were at the INCS by about a half past 10. Quickly bought the groceries and we went on to pick up certain important things. Met Bindu Madhav and he spent a fair amount of time with us, sharing his experiences and saw us off to our vehicle.

We reached Jojy's place by a half past 4 and were in time for the get together of our Potluck group. It was damn sweet of them to celebrate our wedding anniversary with the cutting of the cake and made us reveal our first meeting and our impressions of each other!

Lekha's left leg has been giving her problems. Hope it subsides quickly.   
 
  

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