Cows may be worshipped in the
country, but there is a limit to milking it for votes, especially when prices
of various dals (an inherent part of our staple diet) refuse to scale below three
digits!!
A wise man once said there
are three kinds of lies - lies, damned lies and statistics. Numbers buttressed
by algorithms can be quite beguiling and some of our poll pundits fell for it
and singed their hard earned credibility, built over the years, in minutes. If jumped the
gun. Then be ready to have some crow on your menu!
Dog may be man’s best friend and
probably the first animal to be domesticated. But our loyal follower always got
the raw deal. It was used as an invective to shame and abuse the rivals. Familiarity they say breeds contempt.
To win elections all parties
try to field ‘winnable’ candidates – those with money and muscle power, with
few criminal cases thrown in at various police stations. This may cause
heartburn among the sincere and dedicated party workers, but this unfortunately
is part of realpolitik. Just grin and bear it.
Pakistan, our twin brother, is
also seen as a place to dump those with a perceived low patriotism quotient
(read non-conformism to majoritarian agenda). Thankfully it is confined to jingoistic
sloganeering. The fact of the matter is that almost everybody in our country day
dreams of green card!!
Also Read: Bangalore Beat
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