Mr. Stammering Tobacco-Smoker who features for the third time on my blog has to be the clear winner when it comes to snatching back what was his. He was missed terribly by all forms of media during his hiatus and he resurfaced (old habits die hard) recently. It began with 'interviews' given to TV channels where he made sure that the anchors addressed him by his newly acquired title 'Dr'. Then he announced his latest movie (which will definitely please the narcissistic side of him). Next, he caught a flight to a city on the other side of the globe to 'celebrate I-day' (people can afford to spend money to buy a ticket to New York and come back within 2 days just to participate in a carnival!). And voila! He gets stuck in a situation which is more than perfect to promote the aforementioned movie!!!! He then contacts one of the most notorious Members of Parliament who has got 'contacts' (in media, politics and who knows where). The news is leaked to members of the media who are on the lookout for news to be fed to Indians on Independence Day.
What more could the media ask for!!! A matter related to national pride and that too on Independence Day! And you thought that Ganguly had the perfect timing. You tend to forget that Mr. Stammering Tobacco-Smoker owns the team in which Ganguly plays! And the media discusses the issue and ponders over related issues like racial and religious discrimination, 'insult to a billion people',etc. Guffaw! We have got used to these histrionics. But he has achieved what he wanted. He is back in the minds of his 'fans'. Agreed that if he had been detained because he is an Indian and his name is Khan then it is a matter which deserves serious consideration. This is not the first time that an Indian has been 'insulted' at an US airport. But do we care? Millions of us still strive hard to get to the land of opportunities and live their dream. Have we ever spoken about national pride and 'swaabhimaan' when it comes to migrating to 'the States'. It is still considered hip.
The insults won't stop coming until we ask US passport holders to step aside at our airports and grill them for information. And that is not possible at least in the next two centuries. Did you know that if you state that you are a dancer or singer by profession, they make you perform at the airport before clearing you to enter the country? It must be the only country where a visa is not enough to gain entry. If he was detained on religious grounds then the USA satisfies all the conditions to be a hypocrite. The same country about a week ago criticised India for not being secular and citing certain past happenings! Is detaining a person because he belongs to some religion an act of secularism? Do they have the moral right to advocate secularism? Their policy might have helped them curb any acts of terrorism. And there might be a lesson or two to be learnt from them. However, it is best not to mull over this issue because history tells us that superpowers come and go but hegemony prevails.
The next Superman is Mr. Mowgli Minister. We all are aware of how we like to have photographs of ourselves at places/ doing things which would kindle awe in the minds of the viewer. But this mowgli is not in his teenage years and still wants to be seen with a tiger. How I wish he was mauled by the tiger! One of his henchmen seems to treat the tiger like a stray dog of his 'gully' (who are mostly named Tommy or Moti). And it surely reminded me of the scene in 'The Hangover' where they steal a tiger. I bet Mowgli and his bandar log were drunk too. The Minister will surely think twice before petting his dog given the controversy which has erupted around him.
And the crowning glory comes with one of the most infamous politicians of India (I have somehow hated him for the last decade or so). He loves opium and loves distributing it. He loves nepotism. And now he loves Jinnah! The man responsible to cut the mighty undivided India of Sardar Patel's dreams into fragments and throwing the region into irreparable conflicts. The man responsible for the deaths of a million people fleeing in fear of communal riots! A man considered a villain by every true Indian and an evil monster by any sane individual is praised by this former minister who swims in a 'Sea of Poppies'!!! Why do they just love to create controversy when none exists!!!The party was quick to distance itself from the statements but there have been infinite instances when the party could have ostracised this guy for its own betterment but has not done so. And he has the guts to criticise the Iron Man of India who united a country which existed only on British royal maps before 1947! Do these people know that a lot of brainwork is required before writing a book or do publishers print their work irrespective of whether the author is in his or her senses or not?
At the end of it you feel that the H1N1 Influenza A virus is far more innocuous than these parasites in the society who wield complete control over the masses through their 'nautanki' or 'gundagiri'! I reckon the only panacea for these parasites is Quick Gun Murugan.He can tackle them, maaaaeeendayit!
"Idli, appam, sambar khao,
Quick Gun Murugan ke goonn gaao!"
Quick Gun Murugan ke goonn gaao!"

