The day of yet another 'hartal', called by the BJP, pressing for the state's Finance Minister, KM Mani's resignation as he's been accused to have accepted a bribe of Rs.5 crores from the bar owners to safeguard their interests in the current bar closure order of the government!
The political parties try all the tricks that they know of to bring down a government or at least give it the jitters, for the wrongs as conceived by each. The LDF still smarts at the weaning away of an MLA from their stables into the UDF's fold so that the latter could have a marginal majority!
Hartals are hated by the public at large and they're smarting at the political parties who've the audacity to disrupt their daily lives and claim that they're doing so in consonance with their wishes!
In this case, they don't care whether KM Mani continues to be the minister or not. He'll, anyway, have to sort out the numerous statements and counter statements being made on the subject!! But come what may, Pala, the constituency that has returned him to the state's Assembly for the past so many decades will see him through the next time too - that seems to be the trend, unfortunately!!!
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Barrack Obama's rapport with Narendra Modi seems to be crackling and it's evident from the body language of the two leaders at every function. How much of it transforms to constructive work on the ground needs to be seen. It's said that personal relationships do not play a major role in relationships between governments, as it's the interests that are more prominent and permanent! Is there gonna be a change, this time? We shall wait and watch.
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One of India's illustrious sons, RK Laxman, has passed into the mist of time on Republic Day. His 'handiwork' shall now be a dream. RIP, sir! My salutes to a legend with prayers. I've your autographed book of cartoons gifted to me by someone close and it's one of my valuable treasures!
Tailpiece.
The book was gifted to me by the Samsons, on one of my visits to their residence at Bandra, at the end of a lovely evening that I'd spent with them. I've been flipping through the pages ever since I came to know of the passing away of the great cartoonist!
The political parties try all the tricks that they know of to bring down a government or at least give it the jitters, for the wrongs as conceived by each. The LDF still smarts at the weaning away of an MLA from their stables into the UDF's fold so that the latter could have a marginal majority!
Hartals are hated by the public at large and they're smarting at the political parties who've the audacity to disrupt their daily lives and claim that they're doing so in consonance with their wishes!
In this case, they don't care whether KM Mani continues to be the minister or not. He'll, anyway, have to sort out the numerous statements and counter statements being made on the subject!! But come what may, Pala, the constituency that has returned him to the state's Assembly for the past so many decades will see him through the next time too - that seems to be the trend, unfortunately!!!
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Barrack Obama's rapport with Narendra Modi seems to be crackling and it's evident from the body language of the two leaders at every function. How much of it transforms to constructive work on the ground needs to be seen. It's said that personal relationships do not play a major role in relationships between governments, as it's the interests that are more prominent and permanent! Is there gonna be a change, this time? We shall wait and watch.
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One of India's illustrious sons, RK Laxman, has passed into the mist of time on Republic Day. His 'handiwork' shall now be a dream. RIP, sir! My salutes to a legend with prayers. I've your autographed book of cartoons gifted to me by someone close and it's one of my valuable treasures!
Tailpiece.
The book was gifted to me by the Samsons, on one of my visits to their residence at Bandra, at the end of a lovely evening that I'd spent with them. I've been flipping through the pages ever since I came to know of the passing away of the great cartoonist!
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