I Don’t Know, Son!-23
Not a Giggling Matter!
Son: The Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi is often in the news for all the wrong reasons (read sex scandals), dad.
Father: True, go on son.
Son: But just when he wanted to be in the news for a right reason, his efforts have been spoiled by the Premiers of France and Germany, dad.
Father: How come? Go on, son.
Son: At a press conference in Brussels, Germany’s Angela Merkel and France’s Nicolas Sarkozy exchanged giggles when asked to comment on Berlusconi’s promise to fix his country’s economic problems, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Italians have not taken this kindly, dad. Berlusconi also wants an apology.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: But Merkel is said to have refused. However, Berlusconi is reported to be happy that Italians are behind him at least on this occasion, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Not Even 18 Paisa!
Son: Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda has alleged that Yeddyurappa (Yeddy) is remote controlling the government sitting inside the jail, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: He has also alleged that even though the cabinet had sanctioned Rs18 crore for Hassan (his home district), not even 18 paisa has been released so far, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The former PM has threatened that his son H D Revanna would hold a fast in front of Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda’s (DVS) residence to press for the release of funds, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: But DVS is reported to have advised him to conduct the fast at the Parappana Agrahara jail in front of the Cell occupied by Yeddy, dad!
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: He feels that it will be appropriate to do so as Yeddy is supposed to be the remote controller of the government as alleged by the former PM, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
U R Ananthamurthy’s Express Break Fast Service!
Son: In case Revanna goes on fast, as threatened by the former PM, one famous Kannada writer is said to be getting ready to help him break the fast, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: U R Ananthamurthy, the well known Kannada writer, had earlier helped HD Kumaraswamy (former Karnataka CM and son of Deve Gowda) to break his fast by offering fruit juice on the first day of the fast itself, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Even though Ananthamurthy is doing this service voluntarily, it is no secret that he has a hidden agenda, dad.
Father: Like what? Go on, son.
Son: Ananthamurthy wants to be an MP and is eyeing the JD(S) ticket for the Bangalore city in the next Parliament elections, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Krishnaiah and his Kajjaya!
Son: It has now become almost customary for the politicians and cinema stars to feign sickness the moment they are arrested/jailed in connection with some criminal case, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: But here is one politician and a former Karnataka minister, who has brought illness to the inmates of the jail where he was jailed, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: S N Krishnaiah Setty, the former minister, had distributed Kajjaya (a Karnataka sweet) to the inmates of the Parappana Agrahara jail during the Deepavali festival. Later 251 prisoners had to be taken to the hospital following food-poisoning, dad.
Father: Go on, Son.
Son: Surprisingly none of the VIP prisoners including Yeddy were affected even though they also ate the same Kajjaya, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: It seems the VIP class is made of sterner stuff and is capable of digesting any sort of ‘Kajjayas’ including the illegally acquired wealth, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
When the Success Becomes Boring!
Son: Have you heard of success becoming boring at a particular stage, dad?
Father: Never. Go on, son.
Son: But that is exactly what has happened to Bajaj Auto as per its managing director Rajiv Bajaj, dad.
Father: Wonderful. Go on, son.
Son: He was releasing the second quarter results of the company which were excellent as they have been for the last so many quarters, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: Rajiv has stated that the company has become a boringly predictable company as the performance is so repetitive, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Bangalore Mirror does it Again!
Son: It seems the tabloid Bangalore Mirror is bent upon ensuring that the post of Lokayukta is not filled up in Karnataka, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The new Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda has recommended the name of justice Bannurmath for the post, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Bangalore Mirror has reported that Bannurmath has built his house on a judicial house building cooperative society site in an area earmarked for a park. It is also revealed that he was not eligible for the allotment as he was not an employee of the judicial department in Karnataka, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: At this rate Karnataka may never have another Lokayukta in place as it is revealed that more than 75 judges have secured allotment of sites in the society under similar circumstances, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
A V Krishnamurthy
30th October 2011
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