Indian politicians: What they say and what they mean…

Nehru…
What he said—Capitalism will keep the poor poor.
What he meant—Pseudo-Communism will also keep the poor poor, but at least it will give me unlimited powers.

Indira…
What she said—India is under attack, I will impose Emergency.
What she meant—Indira is under attack, I will impose Emergency.

Rajiv…
What he said—I am innocent in Bofors and HDW.
What he meant—You will never ever be able to prove me guilty in Bofors and HDW.

VP Singh…
What he said—I will save India from Rajiv.
What he meant—I will save my political career from Rajiv’s wrath.

LK Advani…
What he said—India needs this Rath Yatra.
What he meant—BJP needs this Vote Yatra.

Sonia…
What she said—Food Bill and NREGA will convert poverty into prosperity.
What she meant—Food Bill and NREGA will convert poverty into votes.

Manmohan…
What he said—I did nothing.
What he meant—I did nothing and merely watched when my Ministers looted the nation.

Sibal…
What he said—I will introduce the Right To Education.
What he meant—I will introduce Reservation In Majority Community Private Schools.

Mamata…
What she said—I will rid West Bengal of Communism.
What she meant—I will rid West Bengal of Mild Communism (CPM) and replace it with Hardline Communism (Trinamool).

Kejri…
What he said—I will fight to be change the system.
What he meant—I simply am fighting to be part of the system.

Laloo + Nitish…
What they said—We are uniting all secular forces.
What they meant—We are totally bankrupt of ideas but this is the only way we can fight Modi now.

Mainstream media…
What they said—Modi is guilty, Fascist, dictator, pro-rich, snooper, failure, egomaniac, only PR, blah blah blah…
What they meant—Modi gives us no bhaav while Sonia used to take care of our many needs!

© Sunil Rajguru

Media versus Modi or Media versus citizens of India?

2012-14…
Media—Modi will never ever be PM.

May 2014…
India—Balls to you. We are making him PM.

June-September…
Media—Modi is actually all hype.

October…
Maharashtra-Haryana—Balls to you. We are still voting for him.

November…
Media—Modi still has no achievements.

December…
Jharkhand-J&K—Balls to you. We are still voting for him.

January-July 2015…
Media—Modi has done nothing. Sushma is corrupt. Vasundhara is corrupt.

August…
Madhya Pradesh-Rajasthan— Balls to you. We are still voting for him.
(And by the way Vasundhara is CM of Rajasthan and Sushma is MP from Madhya Pradesh. Also BJP wins BBMP polls in Bengaluru where it hasn’t done much.)

September…
Media—Modi has totally failed.
<Watch this space. You know what happens next!>

(Note: Only exception is the State of New Delhi which has an abnormally high percentage of politicians, journalists, activists, bureaucrats, government officials and black money crorepatis.)

© Sunil Rajguru

Indian mainstream media still totally losing it vis-à-vis Modi…

Modi implements OROP for 2.4 million ex-servicemen.
Media—Who cares? 50 people are still protesting at Jantar Mantar!

VK Singh spearheads international rescue operations.
Media—But he called us presstitutes!

Lazy arrogant Pappu refuses to do a simple thing like filling a security form.
Media—Modi is snooping!

Modi government builds a whopping 4 lakh government school toilets in a year.
Media—So bloody what?

Modi dazzles at foreign policy.
Media—Non Resident PM!

Pappu-Kejri do PR.
Media—Geniuses.
Modi does PR.
Media—Sparta!!!

Obama-Modi rock together.
Media—Rs 20 lakh suit!

Modi rocks Europe.
Media—Louis Vuitton shawl!

Indian coast guard blasts terrorists under Modi regime.
Media—Oh poor defenceless smugglers targeted in Modi regime!

2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013… Some bad things happens.
Media—Royal ignore.
2015… Same bad thing happens.
Media—Sparta!!!!

© Sunil Rajguru

For Congress #OROP = One Royalty One Party…

One Congress One Dynasty down the ages…

1947-64—ONOI = One Nehru One Indira.

Emergency—OIOS = One Indira One Sanjay.

1980-84—OIOR = One Indira One Rajiv.

1984-91—OROS = One Rajiv One Sonia.

2014-15—OSOR = One Sonia One Pappu.

When Sonia retires…
OROP = One Rahul One Pappu.
(Also can be Only Rahul Only Pappu)

If Pappu abdicates…
OROP = One Robert One Priyanka.

These versions by Sunil Rajguru

Indian media musings…

Indrani and Peter Mukerjea launched News X.
Right now what is going on is News Excess.
‪#‎SheenaBora‬

TV MEDIA…
Multi-panel discussions.
Everything’s breaking.
Desperate sensationalism.
Id–>Ego–>Superego.
Access journalism.

99% viewership of Indian English TV news channels…
1. Politicians.
2. Activists.
3. Journalists.
4. Middle/Upper class New Delhi.
99% of India doesn’t give a fig!

These versions by Sunil Rajguru

Colombo Test musings…

The contradiction…
Every time someone says “Test cricket is not dead”, it moves one more inch towards the grave.
Every time someone says “IPL is dead”, it moves one more inch towards revival.

Kohli probably said: I shan’t sledge.
Sharma probably heard: Ishant sledge.

Foreign Tests…
First 5 wickets—Indian bowlers keep doing high fives.
Next 5—The tail-enders keeps doing high fives.

Indian bowlers aren’t scared of the best batsmen in the world.
But tail-enders come in their nightmares.

Yesterday…
When Sachin gets out, the Indian fan puts off the TV set.
Today…
In foreign Tests when the opposition’s 5th wicket falls, the Indian fan puts off the TV set.

These versions by Sunil Rajguru