Mostly Political

Didn't have much to write about for the past four days. But suddenly so many things, mostly political, happened over the weekend that warranted some of my useless thoughts on them.

Firstly, just loved the flogging Sachin and Sehwag gave to the Kiwi bowlers. And boy, what happened to Rahul Dravid? Hardly do we see the ball leave the surface of the ground in Dravid's shots. But on Saturday it was flying all round, clearing the boundary line 3 times!! I guess it is his highest number of sixes in a one-day game. But India have a inherent tendency to enter the final of any tournament with memorable performances only to put less than memorable ones in the one that matters! Eternal pessimist that I am, I'll wait eagerly for the thrashing due in the hands of the Aussies.

And then, what is this sting operation on Judeo? BJP is gonna have one helluva time explaining this corruption in their party ranks, when they always show the 'Cleaner Than Thou' attitude towards scam-ridden Congress.

Our very own Narendra Modi has fuelled another round of 'Foreign origin' debate by instituting a commitee to look into the possibility of barring individuals of foreign origin from contesting local elections. And then NDTV picked this occasion up to start it's own debate on 'We the People'. Though I too can't think of why we can't pick a leader to lead the country from one billion people, the timing of this issue is questionable. Just as both India and Pakistan find the Kashmir issue simmering under low heat advantageous in their own devious ways, BJP wants to keep the issue alive without taking any steps to resolve it. One interesting question posed by a man in the audience was - "If Musharraf were to seek political asylum in India and contest the polls, would he be eligible for the top post?" Remember, he was born in India. And another question was - "If Mother Teresa were to contest polls, would they have rejected her too?". Though I'm not comparing Sonia with either Musharraf or Mother Teresa (impossible!), you get the drift, don't you? And Sharad Pawar, who broke away from Congress (surely after realizing that he would never be able to reach the helm as long as Sonia is there) on this same issue, can form coalition government in Maharashtra but finds Sonia's origin too prickly to accept any alliance? Man, that's politics for you!