There was a time when I liked to believe in fate. Its been quite a while since then. I have since moved on. But there is one event that can definitely turn me into a believer again – South Africa losing the cup to a rain affected tie. This event, if it were to happen will probably make me realise that a God exists and is a sadist.
Am really amazed by the Indian media’s zeal in making big spicy issues out of nothing but missing the actual big spicy issues. A lot to learn they have, from the US media. Britney going commando makes headlines. Shamita doing the same doesn’t. (If you didn’t know about this earlier, blame the Indian media. If you did, blame the Indian media.)
Screw the evangelists.
Screw the Indian evangelists.
A huge brouhaha over who should be “made” the next president of India. The post has long been a ceremonial, fancy-free place for reputedly wise men or unpopular political biggies. Five years ago, this changed when a ‘nuclear’ scientist, a man of science and knowledge, the symbol of Indian scientific progress and more importantly a Muslim gentleman was proposed for the post by the allegedly communal NDA government. The pseudo-secularists had to agree. The commies being commies opposed. The great man was nothing but plain and common during the five years in the office. Petitions for a second term are floating around (nearly 270,000 have signed this ) while the man himself is ostensibly reluctant.
The reasons people float around to demand/ want a second term for Kalam range from the outright ridiculous to mere fancy hopes. Thank you, we have made the statements we needed to. We are secular. We are unbiased. We respect men of learning. Period. We need to move on.
We have long heard of stories of certain witty prime ministers of England, witty courtiers of yore and innumerably many witty diplomats. We have never really had a witty head of state. We need one and this, I believe, is the next statement we should be looking to make. With malice towards one and all and with impressive wit, sarcasm and an important ability to laugh at himself, Khushwant Singh would be my choice for president had I had any say.
He has all the most important required attributes to be the next president :
- He is a non-’upper class Hindu’. (You know the routine stuff about social justice, representation and ’secularism’. Right? )
- He is old. ( The routine stuff about wisdom, experience and the likes, as you surely know.)
- He is from the northern part of the country.( The routine stuff about past two presidents being from the southern part and regional representation, social justice, non-step motherly attitude,… you get the idea.)
and the not required but preferable attributes :
- He is not a politician.
- He is pretty well known.
- Has an international reputation.
if only it was easy for good sense to prevail!
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