The apathy and lethargy is unmistakable. The voters of India are to day a very tired lot. And an indifferent lot too. With the great democratic exercise becoming a routine affair the people cannot really be blamed for their fatigue.
The missing apologies
A couple of days back I had said that two words of courtesy, Please and Thanks, do not exist in the politicians lexicon. But then, we also have to give credit where it is due,
Costly courtesies
My five-year-old daughter’s class-mate came calling on her a few days back. The duo had planned to do their homework together. But the friend had forgot to bring her pencil.
A wave of waves
Who said there is an absence of any wave in this election? The poll pundits? Well, don’t believe them. Nothing can be farther from the truth, if one were to believe one’s eyes.
Exorcising the exorcists
Corruption is at the core of India and Indianness. It is all powerful, unbeatable and unconquerable. The Prime Minister of nation said so, sometime back. The Chief Minister, apparently, skipped the newspapers that particular day.
To hell with bad watches
It was just the other day that the Prime Minister IX Gujral bemoaned the lack of time to complete his agenda. Seven months is indeed a very short stint to achieve anything of consequence; the PM’s chair would hardly have creaked a few times.
The Fox Show
It was certainly not a slip of the tongue. DMK chief Karunanidhi was surely aware of what a fox is and what its characteristics are` when he described himself as one. Though he I was only referring to his ability to remain unruffled by the flutter caused by his opponents,
Super Star’s Side Show
The first take was a disaster, having failed to evoke the fans’ hysteria as used to happen. The second take, yesterday, is an apology. The Actor known for his speed on screen appears to have lost his silken touch off it. The blasts that ravaged Kovai last Saturday continue
People, peace and polity in peril
About sixty precious lives lost. Almost two hundred injured, some maimed for life. And BJP leader L.K Advanini has a miraculous escape as providence delayed his programme thereby saving him certain death. The sordid tale does no end there, as riots, arson inpting take over and the city Kovai reels under an orgy of violence for the umpteenth time in the last few months.
