1. A PM's Journey On Board INS Viraat.
Narendra Modi, while addressing, an election rally had touched upon the then PM Rajiv Gandhi
and his family's visit to the Bingaram island of the Lakshadweep Islands in the '80s. The purport
of raking up the issue was to show as to how the then first family had misused the IN's assets.
Former CNS, Adm L Ramdas was the first to set off the blocks to term the trip as an official visit
and I'm sure the MoD must have long regularised the visit as an entitled one. If my memory serves
me right, this has come up for the first time, into the public domain.
Isn't it a little too late to be dissecting it now? Or through the incident is it to point at the Gandhi-
Vadra family's 'entitlement affinity' by virtue of being the first family for a long period of time?
2. Sam Pitroda's Motor Mouth.
To one of the questions posed by the media to Sam Pitroda about the 1984 riots in Delhi where
thousands of Sikhs were massacred, his characterless answer was, "It happened, so what?" Will it
cost votes for the Congress when Delhi goes to polls on Monday, is something only time will tell.
This guy has been making too many gaffes to the detriment of the Congress. Who has put him as
the person to interact with the media, I wonder?
3. Indira Jaising, Anand Grover's NGO Under the Scanner.
The Lawyers' Collective - an NGO of advocates' Indira Jaising and Anand Grover - which had
protested within the precincts of the Supreme Court has now come under the scanner. Jaising has
been asked to give details of receipt of foreign funds during her tenure as the Assistant Solicitor
General.
She has retaliated by saying that the timing is suspect. Is she guilty of any wrongdoing?
Tailpiece.
Had got up at our usual time, gone through our chores and were ready well in time. Sasidharan Pillai, had come by to apply manure to the rubber trees and to clear the wild grass in our courtyard. He didn't complete it though. Came to know that he was my kid sister, Mini's classmate! I patted him for the good work that he'd done.
Lekha and Mini had gone to the bank on work and to purchase sundries and returned by lunchtime. By 1600 hrs, Sanil, Mini and Lekha went to Kottarakkara to watch the procession of elephants and the floats that were on display in connection with the Mahaganapathy kshethram's annual festival.
Meanwhile, the truss work boys had put up the third and the central scaffolding atop the house. The work has now breached the half way mark.
Sanil, Mini and Lekha had returned by 2100 hrs and we had a boisterous supper with the three of them giving me a running commentary of what they had seen.
Narendra Modi, while addressing, an election rally had touched upon the then PM Rajiv Gandhi
and his family's visit to the Bingaram island of the Lakshadweep Islands in the '80s. The purport
of raking up the issue was to show as to how the then first family had misused the IN's assets.
Former CNS, Adm L Ramdas was the first to set off the blocks to term the trip as an official visit
and I'm sure the MoD must have long regularised the visit as an entitled one. If my memory serves
me right, this has come up for the first time, into the public domain.
Isn't it a little too late to be dissecting it now? Or through the incident is it to point at the Gandhi-
Vadra family's 'entitlement affinity' by virtue of being the first family for a long period of time?
2. Sam Pitroda's Motor Mouth.
To one of the questions posed by the media to Sam Pitroda about the 1984 riots in Delhi where
thousands of Sikhs were massacred, his characterless answer was, "It happened, so what?" Will it
cost votes for the Congress when Delhi goes to polls on Monday, is something only time will tell.
This guy has been making too many gaffes to the detriment of the Congress. Who has put him as
the person to interact with the media, I wonder?
3. Indira Jaising, Anand Grover's NGO Under the Scanner.
The Lawyers' Collective - an NGO of advocates' Indira Jaising and Anand Grover - which had
protested within the precincts of the Supreme Court has now come under the scanner. Jaising has
been asked to give details of receipt of foreign funds during her tenure as the Assistant Solicitor
General.
She has retaliated by saying that the timing is suspect. Is she guilty of any wrongdoing?
Tailpiece.
Had got up at our usual time, gone through our chores and were ready well in time. Sasidharan Pillai, had come by to apply manure to the rubber trees and to clear the wild grass in our courtyard. He didn't complete it though. Came to know that he was my kid sister, Mini's classmate! I patted him for the good work that he'd done.
Lekha and Mini had gone to the bank on work and to purchase sundries and returned by lunchtime. By 1600 hrs, Sanil, Mini and Lekha went to Kottarakkara to watch the procession of elephants and the floats that were on display in connection with the Mahaganapathy kshethram's annual festival.
Meanwhile, the truss work boys had put up the third and the central scaffolding atop the house. The work has now breached the half way mark.
Sanil, Mini and Lekha had returned by 2100 hrs and we had a boisterous supper with the three of them giving me a running commentary of what they had seen.
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