A recent study, according to a news agency report, has found that ‘anger is viral; anger is the most influential emotion on-line, inciting more responses than other sentiments such as joy or sadness … anger spreads faster and more broadly than joy …’. The study was about social media trends and not a poll of people physically. Millions of tweets and their responses were analysed and the result was an overwhelming vote for anger.
My Modi Dilemma
I was impatiently awaiting news on Modi’s anointment as BJP’s PM candidate for an entirely different reason. All the hocus pocus in the lotus camp were upsetting my Friday deadline and when it became apparent that any decision could see light only by twilight at best, I decided to commence my karmic duty, come what may.
A dangerous deficit
Lofty jargons like fiscal deficit, current account deficit etc make little sense to a populace caught in a chaotic economic scenario. But crystal clear to all is the credibility deficit, the refusal of our netas and babus to walk their talk. Clearly, the Government and politicians are unwilling to do what they want us to do.
Singh’s Speech
I had resolved to steer clear of him this week, whatever the provocation. But then, the best laid plans of men, mice and me stand no chance against the malignant, albeit magnetic misdeeds, of MSingh’s rule. More so when the PM himself has made bold to address the nation over an economy, a powerhouse like Caesar that now lay in a pool of blood.
