Saturday, March 15, 2014

I Don't Know, Son! - Episode No.76

The Safer Bet!
Son: Sunil Gavaskar the former Indian skipper and TV commentator had asked BCCI to sack the coach Duncan Fletcher, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: Gavaskar had also asked BCCI to appoint Rahul Dravid as the new coach, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: But Rahul has flatly refused to accept the suggestion of Gavaskar to take up the job of coaching, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: BCCI has also said that they are not thinking of sacking the coach as suggested by Gavaskar, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: According to sources, Rahul would rather take up commentary as a regular job, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Rahul is an intelligent guy who knows that the job of a coach attracts huge responsibility and accountability, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: On the other hand, the job of a commentator involves least accountability and no responsibility, dad!
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: While the remuneration in dollars is quite attractive, you also have the privilege to ask BCCI to sack a coach and suggest the name of a new one, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Bangalore Police Unable to Trace Mallya!
Son: The Bangalore police have a great reputation for catching all sorts of criminals, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: Just last week, they caught a murderer, who had killed a home alone woman, in a matter of six hours, dad!
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: But the same police have miserably failed in catching a high profile businessman, dad.
Father: Who? Go on, son.
Son: The Special Court for Economic Offences had asked the Cubbon Park Police to serve summons to Vijaya Mallya in a case filed by the Income Tax Department for non-remittance of several crores of TDS, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: But the police could not sight Mallya in the city even after nearly a year, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Just last month Mallya had participated in the IPL player auction at a star hotel in the city close to the Cubbon Park police station, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Related (Unrelated?) Headlines!
Son: Certain headlines in newspapers are creating a sort of confusion nowadays, dad.
Father: Like what? Go on, son.
Son: The newspapers had reported that the former CEO of Infosys Nandan Nilekani would contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Bangalore South constituency as Congress candidate, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: They had also announced that the former CFO Infosys Balkrishna would contest from Bangalore Central constituency as AAP candidate, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: Another headline in the papers said that Infosys shares tanked by 9% on bleak growth forecast, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Related (Unrelated?) Headlines!
Son: The newspapers have reported that the senior Congress leader Janardhan Poojari has come out successful in the Congress primary election for Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency, dad.
Father: True. Go on, Son.
Son: They have also reported that the senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily has come out successful in the Congress primary election for Doddaballapur Lok Sabha constituency, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Another headline in the papers said that the senior most Congress leader Jaffer Sharief has decided to proceed on his pilgrimage to Mecca, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Nothing to do with Qualification!
Son: Congress sources have said that the inability of Jaffer Sharief to pass the primary election for the Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency has nothing to do with his qualification, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: It may be noted that Mr. Sharief is said to be a non-matriculate, while both Mr. Poojari and Mr. Moily are law graduates, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
A V Krishnamurthy
16th March 2014


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