The Plaintiff Turns a Defendant!
Son: The person who filed a PIL against the use of foul language in Amir Khan Production’s Delhi Belly in the Jabalpur High Court is finding himself in trouble, dad.
Father: How Come? Go on, son.
Son: The court has found that the person had submitted a pirated CD of the film as evidence, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The production company has not released the CD of the film so far and hence it was obvious that the CD submitted to the court was a pirated one, dad.
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: The court has now asked the petitioner to file an affidavit on how he acquired the CD and from where, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The production company is now thinking of initiating a piracy case against the petitioner, dad. He seems to be at the receiving end right now, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Deputy Governor of RBI Talks Philosophy!
Son: “We must learn to live with (market) volatility”, said a news headline in the Deccan Herald dated 5th August 2011.
Father: Which philosopher made this statement? Go on, son.
Son: It was made by the RBY Deputy Governor K C Chakrabarty, dad!
Father: Oh! Go on, son.
Son: One would expect RBI to initiate some action as the watchdog of the Indian economy, dad. But Chakrabarty invariably puts his foot in his mouth on all such occasions as has been his practice so far, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: As expected, the Governor D Subba Rao had to show him his place, dad. The RBI has since come out with a press release on 8th August 2011, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: It says its immediate priority is to ensure that adequate rupee and foreign exchange liquidity are maintained in the domestic market, dad.
Father: I don’t know, son!
S&P’s ‘Poor’ Arithmetic!
Son: Standard & Poor’s has downgraded the US credit rating to AA+ from AAA, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: But the White House economic adviser has questioned the downgrading by the agency, dad. He says the rating agency stuck with its decision despite having made a $2 trillion mistake in its projections, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The adviser says Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has always been ‘poor’ in its arithmetic as was proved earlier in its rating of the mortgage securities that resulted in the derivatives crisis, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
The New Karnataka Cabinet Formula!
Son: The new Karnataka cabinet of D V Sadananda Gowda (DVS) almost appears like the old wine in a new bottle, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: Observers say it is based on a simple formula, dad.
Father: Like what? Go on son.
Son: The new Cabinet=The Old Yeddy Cabinet-Yeddy-Reddy+DVS, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
The Kodava Spirit!
Son: Datty, the wife of D V Sadananda Gowda, the new Karnataka CM, is a true Kodava (hailing from Coorg) woman, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: She says she will not allow corrupt politicians/officials to come near her husband, dad! She wants him to have a clean slate, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: When Yeddy was asked about her stand, he is reported to have told that it is quite OK for him, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: He says he will take care of that ‘function’ as hitherto, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
The Real CM!
Son: Yeddy, the ex-CM of Karnataka, has ruled out the appointment of a Deputy Chief Minister as demanded by the faction headed by Jagdish Shettar, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: He says there is already a Deputy CM in Karnataka, dad!
Father: How come? Go on, son.
Son: What Yeddy means is that he continues to be the real Chief Minister of Karnataka, dad!
Father: Oh! Go on, son.
Son: As per him, D V Sadananda Gowda is as good as a Deputy CM as Yeddy continues to be in the driving seat, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
A V Krishnamurthy
10th August 2011
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