1. Rajiv Gandhi Remembered.
At a rally in UP last Saturday, Narendra Modi had targeted the former prime minister while taking
on Rahul Gandhi by saying, "Your father was termed Mr. Clean by his courtiers but his life ended
by him being Corrupt No.1". The entire band of opposition leaders were quick to rally around the
Congress to flay Modi for his remark and his party, of course, came in his support.
But did Modi have to touch upon the late leader especially when the latter's indiscretions have been
understood by the nation by now? He, as the PM, should stay at a higher level. Period!
2. Manmohan Singh Opens Up.
Former PM Manmohan Singh, in an interview to PTI, has said that Modi's five-year-rule was the
most traumatic of the lot and therefore, he needs to be shown the door. He dismissed the notion
about a Modi wave. He put the following factors against the current PM:-
(a) Does not believe in inclusive growth and is only interested about his political existence at
the altar of disharmony.
(b) The last five years saw corruption peak to unimaginable proportions and cited
demonetisation as the biggest of them all.
(c) The Pakistan policy was slipshod, marred by a series of flip flops.
Why was he silent all this while? Was it because of a prod from his party bosses that he'd hardly
done anything thus far?
3. Arvind Kejriwal Blames the BJP.
The man from the crowd - Suresh - who'd slapped the CM has been identified as a disgruntled
AAP worker, by the Delhi Police, during the investigations. But Kejriwal insists that it was
orchestrated by the BJP who wants to eliminate him and his party! What advantage it would gain
is something that he doesn't want to elaborate upon.
O, the games the politicians play. He has become a seasoned politician - following the ruthless
ways that he had abhorred - when forming his party.
4. Where Shibu Soren Still Reins.
At Dumka in Jharkhand, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha(JMM) has not put too many hoardings
and barely any posters. It doesn't need to because in the rural pockets of east Jharkhand, all
election talk revolves around, 'Guruji'. Eight time MP, three time CM, he never asked a question,
participate in any debate or introduce any bill in his latest stint as an MP in the 16th Lok Sabha.
Well, this is what politics is all about in India!
Tailpiece.
We'd got up at our usual time despite it being a Sunday. Went through our chores and were ready well in time. Lekha had gone to the Guruvayur temple for her weekly tryst. It was a quiet day and in the evening, Lekha had watered the plants while I cleaned up the Chevy's wheel hubs.
Raju and Bindu had come come down to hand over their daughter's wedding card around that time.
At a rally in UP last Saturday, Narendra Modi had targeted the former prime minister while taking
on Rahul Gandhi by saying, "Your father was termed Mr. Clean by his courtiers but his life ended
by him being Corrupt No.1". The entire band of opposition leaders were quick to rally around the
Congress to flay Modi for his remark and his party, of course, came in his support.
But did Modi have to touch upon the late leader especially when the latter's indiscretions have been
understood by the nation by now? He, as the PM, should stay at a higher level. Period!
2. Manmohan Singh Opens Up.
Former PM Manmohan Singh, in an interview to PTI, has said that Modi's five-year-rule was the
most traumatic of the lot and therefore, he needs to be shown the door. He dismissed the notion
about a Modi wave. He put the following factors against the current PM:-
(a) Does not believe in inclusive growth and is only interested about his political existence at
the altar of disharmony.
(b) The last five years saw corruption peak to unimaginable proportions and cited
demonetisation as the biggest of them all.
(c) The Pakistan policy was slipshod, marred by a series of flip flops.
Why was he silent all this while? Was it because of a prod from his party bosses that he'd hardly
done anything thus far?
3. Arvind Kejriwal Blames the BJP.
The man from the crowd - Suresh - who'd slapped the CM has been identified as a disgruntled
AAP worker, by the Delhi Police, during the investigations. But Kejriwal insists that it was
orchestrated by the BJP who wants to eliminate him and his party! What advantage it would gain
is something that he doesn't want to elaborate upon.
O, the games the politicians play. He has become a seasoned politician - following the ruthless
ways that he had abhorred - when forming his party.
4. Where Shibu Soren Still Reins.
At Dumka in Jharkhand, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha(JMM) has not put too many hoardings
and barely any posters. It doesn't need to because in the rural pockets of east Jharkhand, all
election talk revolves around, 'Guruji'. Eight time MP, three time CM, he never asked a question,
participate in any debate or introduce any bill in his latest stint as an MP in the 16th Lok Sabha.
Well, this is what politics is all about in India!
Tailpiece.
We'd got up at our usual time despite it being a Sunday. Went through our chores and were ready well in time. Lekha had gone to the Guruvayur temple for her weekly tryst. It was a quiet day and in the evening, Lekha had watered the plants while I cleaned up the Chevy's wheel hubs.
Raju and Bindu had come come down to hand over their daughter's wedding card around that time.
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