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

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