Rounding up of the news bytes as usual.
(a) Aiyar Can't Hold It, As Usual.
Mani Shankar Aiyar has done it again. He could be seen to be spewing venom at Narendra
Modi. O, what hatred does he have towards the Prime Minister is to be seen to be believed. This
was in response to Modi's taunt that the "Congress was seeking votes in BR Ambedkar's name
but trying to erase his contribution to nation building".
Aiyar was quick to respond, "Modi is a 'neech kism ka aadmi'(a vile man) who has no 'sabhyata'
(civility). Since he's originally from the civil services, his deep disdain for the poor and the
backward is very much real! But I heard several news channels saying that the Congress has lost
its quest for recapturing the Gujarat Assembly by this singular remark.
That, I suppose, is an exaggerated statement. Even after the opposition, despite major differences
among themselves, having cobbled together a rainbow alliance, the guys on the ground say that
Gujarat is gonna go the BJP way, the only thing to be ascertained is the margin of victory! No
anti-incumbency fatigue? The governance has been goal oriented?
(b) Was Recognising Jerusalem as Israel's Capital Necessary?
All these years, we have been in the know how of all that are mentioned below:-
(a) The US was always pro-Israel. The strong Jewish lobby in every aspect of life which
covered all the departments of its administration ensured such an unambiguous stance.
(b) The US has been covertly at it, thus far, lest it antagonised the Arabs, especially the
Palestinians!
(c) Donald Trump had included it as one of his priority actions on becoming President. He'd
very less achievements to show as he completes his first year in office. He seems to be
determined to erase that 'no score' issue and he's buoyed up with the successes of the
travel ban that he'd clamped on slowly breaking out of its judicial restrictions and the
tax legislation going through!
Perhaps, it's just as well that the move has been made public because it removes the
tremendous strain on the US foreign policy that provides a no-holds-barred-support to Israel
without antagonising the Palestinians or the Arabs! The initial reactions from the Muslim
world might lose steam as they're a badly divided lot!
India, considering its delicate position, has taken a neutral stand for the time being which is
sound thinking.
(c) The Numbers Just Don't Seem to Tally.
The dance of the cyclone 'Ockhi' has long since been played out but the dichotomy about the
actual number of the fisher folk who're still to return persists. There are two lists now in
circulation, the government's and that of the archdiocese:-
Type of boat Government Archdiocese
Small boats 96 103
Big boats 301 156
The government has now put out that a total of 397 fisher folk are missing while the
Archdiocese is pretty sure that only 259 are left to return. There have been reports that quite
a few boats from Kerala's coast have drifted onto the shores of Maharashtra and Gujarat! But
the harsh fact is that the government does not have an accurate registry of the entire lot of its
people living in the state's coastal belt.
The state government has been criticised for its slow reaction upon the receipt of the cyclone
warnings. The retort was comical:-
(i) Reiterates that the government did not receive any warning despite the fact that the
media was reporting it minute-to-minute. It was a feeble attempt to put the blame on the
central government.
(ii) The chief minister went up a step further, saying that Tamilnadu's press had said things
in praise of his government's 'timely' action!
If affirmative, why does the dichotomy in numbers persist? And the initial reaction was there
for all to see. Sad!
Tailpiece.
Mohanachandran's medical bulletin.
"There isn't much of a change in his condition. Meanwhile, the family's reps have met the concerned doctors at the CMC, Vellore and an action plan has been made out to shift him and commence the PMR at the earliest".
(a) Aiyar Can't Hold It, As Usual.
Mani Shankar Aiyar has done it again. He could be seen to be spewing venom at Narendra
Modi. O, what hatred does he have towards the Prime Minister is to be seen to be believed. This
was in response to Modi's taunt that the "Congress was seeking votes in BR Ambedkar's name
but trying to erase his contribution to nation building".
Aiyar was quick to respond, "Modi is a 'neech kism ka aadmi'(a vile man) who has no 'sabhyata'
(civility). Since he's originally from the civil services, his deep disdain for the poor and the
backward is very much real! But I heard several news channels saying that the Congress has lost
its quest for recapturing the Gujarat Assembly by this singular remark.
That, I suppose, is an exaggerated statement. Even after the opposition, despite major differences
among themselves, having cobbled together a rainbow alliance, the guys on the ground say that
Gujarat is gonna go the BJP way, the only thing to be ascertained is the margin of victory! No
anti-incumbency fatigue? The governance has been goal oriented?
(b) Was Recognising Jerusalem as Israel's Capital Necessary?
All these years, we have been in the know how of all that are mentioned below:-
(a) The US was always pro-Israel. The strong Jewish lobby in every aspect of life which
covered all the departments of its administration ensured such an unambiguous stance.
(b) The US has been covertly at it, thus far, lest it antagonised the Arabs, especially the
Palestinians!
(c) Donald Trump had included it as one of his priority actions on becoming President. He'd
very less achievements to show as he completes his first year in office. He seems to be
determined to erase that 'no score' issue and he's buoyed up with the successes of the
travel ban that he'd clamped on slowly breaking out of its judicial restrictions and the
tax legislation going through!
Perhaps, it's just as well that the move has been made public because it removes the
tremendous strain on the US foreign policy that provides a no-holds-barred-support to Israel
without antagonising the Palestinians or the Arabs! The initial reactions from the Muslim
world might lose steam as they're a badly divided lot!
India, considering its delicate position, has taken a neutral stand for the time being which is
sound thinking.
(c) The Numbers Just Don't Seem to Tally.
The dance of the cyclone 'Ockhi' has long since been played out but the dichotomy about the
actual number of the fisher folk who're still to return persists. There are two lists now in
circulation, the government's and that of the archdiocese:-
Type of boat Government Archdiocese
Small boats 96 103
Big boats 301 156
The government has now put out that a total of 397 fisher folk are missing while the
Archdiocese is pretty sure that only 259 are left to return. There have been reports that quite
a few boats from Kerala's coast have drifted onto the shores of Maharashtra and Gujarat! But
the harsh fact is that the government does not have an accurate registry of the entire lot of its
people living in the state's coastal belt.
The state government has been criticised for its slow reaction upon the receipt of the cyclone
warnings. The retort was comical:-
(i) Reiterates that the government did not receive any warning despite the fact that the
media was reporting it minute-to-minute. It was a feeble attempt to put the blame on the
central government.
(ii) The chief minister went up a step further, saying that Tamilnadu's press had said things
in praise of his government's 'timely' action!
If affirmative, why does the dichotomy in numbers persist? And the initial reaction was there
for all to see. Sad!
Tailpiece.
Mohanachandran's medical bulletin.
"There isn't much of a change in his condition. Meanwhile, the family's reps have met the concerned doctors at the CMC, Vellore and an action plan has been made out to shift him and commence the PMR at the earliest".
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