And it reminds me of the beating of the Indian tigers by the kiwis and the kangaroos at the home turf. With these animal fights getting frequent, we would soon have the Discovery Channel, National Geographic and the Animal Planet contesting with DD, ESPN-Star Sports and Sony for the rights to the live coverage of episodes of kiwis and kangaroos, making mince meat of the tigers. On Saurav and his teammates, our nineteenth century bard seems to say, “Tiger! Tiger! What a sight! To watch you losing in the flood lit stadium in the night.”
But the night of Indo-Pak cricket seems to be ending with the announcement from BCCI President of the resumption of Cricket ties from the March next year. We wonder what would be more thunderous, the sixers of Sachin, the gunshots at the border or the acrimonious debates of the leaders of the two states.
From states, I am reminded of our own states where the preparations to elections are in full swing. Jogi ji unsuccessfully tried to carry his school bag to do some elementary work for the elections. Diggy ji in order to counter his BJP opponents is desperately trying to pick aback, his hastily cobbled Hindutva vocabulary to power. Khurana, the good old cook is baking his bread on the tandoor (of Sushil Sharma fame) and Gehlot is resting on his oars, while the tide (of losing?) is in his favour. TV channel-wallas are making the quickest buck possible by giving out make –believe surveys. They are making our hardest nuts to go in a tizzy. Lyngdoh has given standing instructions to ‘Tang-doh’ (hang), for anyone who breaks the model code of (mis)conduct. With no good conduct expected from our politicians, the EC can only regulate their misconduct.
Now, let’s talk of the startling revelations of the facts in Mumbai Police’s ongoing enquiries regarding the Stamp-papers scam, wherein the cops (not the regular ones, but the CBI) are close to unearthing a police-underworld-politician nexus. God save this country!
‘God Save the Country’ brings us close to ‘God Save the King’. The crown prince was here to have a look at the subjects of his forefathers, but retreated to his motherland before the ever-trailing tabloids could make more revelations of his past life (read wife). The nineteenth century adage, ‘The Sun never sets on the British Empire’ has now modified into, “The Sun Never sets on the Imperial Family. Alas, “God Save The Prince.”
And the latest to reach us is news from AP, where the Telugu Desam Politburo has decided in favour of early elections in AP. Telugu bears an uncanny resemblance to the ‘Telgi scam’. But I think our ever-vigilant eyes have made us read between the lines more than what is required. Actually, it is his bruises he wants to cash on before they turn into scars of a nightmare. While sitting on the opposition benches, they may seem all the more frightful.
