I Don’t Know, Son!-12

I Don’t Know, Son!-12

The PM Candidate!

Son: A report in Deccan Herald says that the Karnataka MLA Shivanna from Tumkur district had to face the wrath of a person who wanted to be the Prime Minister of India, dad!

Father: How come? Go on, son.

Son: The PM candidate threw a brick at the hapless Shivanna who failed to make him the PM, dad!

Father: Interesting! Go on, son.

Son: It seems Shivanna tried to convince him that he was not fit for the job of the troubled Manmohan Singh, dad!

Father: Go on, son.

Son: But the person thought that he was perfectly fit to occupy the chair, dad.

Father: Go on, son.

Son: He was saying that he has been following the dictates of his beloved wife in all his day-to-day affairs and that made him immensely suited for the PM’s job, dad!

Father: How come? Go on, son.

Son: As per him, after all Manmohan’s job was to follow the dictates of a woman called Sonia Gandhi and he could fit into the job straightaway because of his past experience, dad!

Father: I don’t know, son!

The G-Series Auction Money!

Son: The PM candidate was telling the MLA that he saw only one attraction in the PM’s job, dad.

Father: Like what? Go on, son.

Son: He was sure that the Congress Party will ultimately ensure that the post of the Prime Minister was kept out of the purview of Lokpal Bill and that suited him well, dad.

Father: How? Go on, son.

Son: He thought Manmohan failed to make money in the 2G auction and instead allowed Raja to mint money by making out-of turn allotments, dad.

Father: Go on, son.

Son: He wanted to similarly mint money in future auctions of 4G, 5G and in fact the entire G-series, dad!

Father: Go on, son.

Son: Being out of the purview of Lokpal Bill, he was confident he would remain untouched by all corruption allegations, dad!

Father: I don’t know, son!

The Politician’s Statement!

Son: During the last week the national financial newspapers carried a statement, which said, “banking for the poor is more viable than the rich”, dad.

Father: Obviously it must be from a politician. Go on, son.

Son: You are wrong, dad. It was made by K C Chakrabarty, the Deputy Governor of RBI, dad!

Father: Are you sure? Go on, son.

Son: Chakrabarty is known more for his statements than for implementing what he preaches, dad!

Father: Go on, son.

Son: He never tried to implement the spirit of this statement when he was the CMD of Indian Bank and Punjab National Bank, dad.

Father: Go on, son.

Son: He appears to have realised this only after he assumed the safer role of a regulator than the implementer, dad!

Father: I don’t know, son!

The Big Mouth!

Son: This Deputy Governor is known for his ‘big talk’ and this has landed him in trouble earlier also, dad.

Father: Go on, son.

Son: He had issued a statement last year questioning the very policy of the RBI of which he is a part, dad!

Father: How come? Go on, Son.

Son: The Governor Subba Rao was then forced to gag his mouth and shift certain major departments under him to other Deputy Governors, dad. He was then entrusted with only certain inconsequential departments, dad.

Father: Go on, Son.

Son: Now that certain other Deputy Governors having retired from service, the Governor had no other alternative than giving him major departments, dad.

Father: I understand. Go on, Son.

Son: He is back in business now with his mouth wide-open, dad!

Father: I don’t know, son!

Founder’s Loss is (Original) Investor’s Gain!

Son: Ashok Soota has sold half of his 11.4% stake in MindTree to Siddhartha of the Café Coffee Group, dad. Siddhartha already holds a stake of 6.12% in the company as the original investor, dad.

Father: Go on, son.

Son: A spokesperson of the company has stated that the original investor had indicated his abiding faith in the fundamentals and future of the company by acquiring the additional stake, dad.

Father: Go on, son.

Son: What he has unsaid appears to be more important, dad.

Father: What is that? Go on, son.

Son: He avoided mentioning the fact that one of its founders has unfortunately lost faith in the future of the company and that is not worrying the company anymore, dad.

Father: Go on, son!

Son: Of course that founder is none other than Ashok Soota himself who has divested the stake in favour of Siddhartha, dad.

Father: I don’t know, son!

A V Krishnamurthy

3rd July 2011