The last few days, more like the last couple of months, have seen the pillars of the nation - the government, the bureaucracy and the judiciary descend into a veritable kitty party. In the beginning, everyone is eating, drinking and hi-fiving and all that. The moment the crowd wraps up, the sly ones take to bitching and totally irrelevant slanderous talk.
Yes, grumpy old men and women, at times, behave alike. And if this blog were any popular, I would be joining the ranks of Airtel, sitting on the National TV and participating in a debate one-sided fireball slinging match with the Goswamis and the Dutts.
But, I digress. It is amusing how everyone is clamoring for their last bit of flesh from the Congress carrion. Indeed, the rise and fall of the Indian National Congress has many valuable life lessons. Besides, of course, those of not letting your sons dope too much, and arranged marriage.
One must, however, note that Natwar Singh's latest book might be the sole proof of RaGa ever having seen a task through. Convincing his mother to take such a big decision is especially commendable since he did nothing that Indian kids are supposed to do - like scoring more than Sharmaji's kid, finding a homely bahu and not throwing tantrums and tearing paper and jazz.
Soniaji's remark in the face of crisis was astounding. "I will write a book too.", she bellowed. Theek hai!
It bewilders me how the book is a revelation anyway. If you really thought the reins of the country were in the hand of Manmohan Singh or bought the 'inner voice' rant of Ms Gandhi, you must be the kind of person who believes that WWE is for real, and that Santa Claus is imaginary. No! shut up. I dare you. Ahaan? But my stockings were full last Christmas!
In all of this, the only person I feel for is poor old Mannuji. Maybe, after a decade of silence, he will write a book too. Or better, someone writes a book and tells how the PM we saw was a robot and we find good ol' economist Mannuji gagged up in a cellar. And like he freed our economy in the 90s, the thankless billion go and set him free as well.
P.S. I feel sad for having one-sidedly bashed the Congress, esp. as I am no BJP fan. But I fear the age-old expression - what was it again? "Shah, aur Maut"!
