A Stenographer Envoy for North Korea!
Son: A report in Times of India says the Government of India has appointed a stenographer as envoy to North Korea, dad!
Father: Amusing. Go on son.
Son: It is reported that none of the IFS officers were interested in the posting as the iron-curtain country offers little by way of social life, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: When asked to justify the posting of a steno, the foreign ministry spokesman is said to have given away the unofficial version, dad.
Father: Like what? Go on, son.
Son: North Korea is under a dictatorship and a steno is well-versed in taking down the dictation, dad!
Father: Wonderful! Go on, son.
Son: The Government of India expects the envoy to build excellent rapport with the head of the Government through his skills in taking down the dictation, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Bank Robbery – a Losing Proposition!
Son: A Times of India report says that a study of bank robbers in UK has found that they made less money than honest workers, dad!
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: The report says that the robbers made, on an average, a modest 12,706 pound sterling annually, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Additionally, the robbers also face the risk of getting caught and jailed, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The robbers say that the oldest profession is losing charm nowadays, dad! Some of them are even said to be thinking of joining the banks as regular employees, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Kapil Sibal and the Cartoon Mania!
Son: The HR minister Kapil Sibal is nowadays in the news for all wrong reasons, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: His over enthusiasm in removing a cartoon in the NCERT text books, has been commented by most of the editorials in the national newspapers, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Now somebody in Tamil Nadu has found another objectionable cartoon regarding the anti-Hindi agitation in the sixties. As expected, the CM Jayalalithaa has jumped the gun by asking for deletion of the said cartoon from the text books, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: It is reported that some of the politicians, who are known trouble creators, are said to be going through all the school textbooks hoping to find some controversial cartoons, dad!
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: Considering his earlier stance, it will be no surprise if Kapil Sibal orders for a summary removal of all the cartoons in textbooks in future, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Manmohan Singh and the Mamata Puzzle!
Son: For the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the Didi from Bengal has been a pain in the neck all these days, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: Several decisions of the government could not be implemented because of the non-cooperation of the spoilsport politician from Bengal, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: But Didi seems to have extended her parting kick by suggesting the name of Manmohan Singh for the Presidential post, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: With this, the wily lady has shot two birds with a single stone, dad!
Father: How come? Go on, Son.
Son: She has suggested that she needs a new PM by suggesting Manmohan’s name for the President’s post, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Her rejection of Pranab’s name can be taken as a hint that she wants the Dada from Bengal to occupy the PM’s chair, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
A V Krishnamurthy
16th June 2012
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