Mr. Navjot Singh Sidhu received a bail today. He is charged with culpabale homicide for the death of a man way back in 1989. So, after an illustrious career in cricket, a not so illustrious career as a commentator with ESPN, and a comedy show where he usually turned out to be the biggest joker himself; Mr. Sidhu has come a long way. And yes, the case also. As he came out of the Patiala Central Jail, he was given a confetti-laden welcome. Slogans like "Sidhu zindaabad" rented the air. And well, this is just a bail. Think of the scenario, if he is pronounced - not guilty. And Patiala happens to be his home town. Add to it the commotion created by BJP activitists, a typical sikh swagger, and you have a complete recipe for an emotion filled war-hero-comes-back story. And he did his best to not miss this oppotune moment. As soon as he was out, after the customary slogans and acknowledgement for his support, he did what any other politician would do. Deliver a heart warming speech. And then began his infamous 'sidhuisms' and love for the motherland (Patiala, not India) quotes. He said he is happy, being in Patiala, jail or no jail did not matter to him. And all this came in punjabi, an equally emotion laden language. Everything he said was greeted with applause and cheers. Their hero is back, with a bang. And during all this, one tends to forget the real cause, that he was in jail for a crime, albeit yet to be proved. He is no hero, he is a common man. But well, he is the Sikh face of BJP, which wants to use his image to the fullest in the coming elections. He roared like a lion, back to his pack after the day's killings. I can remember Hitler being so vocal and ferocious after his victories in battles. But well, Mr Sidhu would do well to remember that he has won only a battle, the war is still on..my friend. Is this Indian politics? Or a Great Comedy Show? Millions are dying in Africa out of hunger and AIDS. Show me that CNN-IBN, NDTV, AAJ TAK... I have other dedicated channels to watch, when I need comedy.
Image Courtesy: http://www.thehindu.com/ Now that MBA is over and I am considered an ounce wiser, being back home means work. There are so many pending things that are just waiting in the attic to be dusted and made to work again. One of them is the mammoth task of physical share transfer and dematerialization. Though stated in one pretty sentence, it takes months of effort and work. And of course, money! My brother has been painfully going about the motions of this work for a couple of months now and nothing much yet seems to have resulted out of it. We struck a good deal with a certain Saraswati something shares. I asked, "How much would this one fetch us?". He replied, "Enough to recover the money you spent on your MBA degree". I exclaimed, "Really! Waoh! Even after they have been dormant for like 15 years??!". He quipped, in exasperation, "Weren't they supposed to teach you all this in B-School?" I did shut up and let him do this pain
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