Phani Patni Aur Woh!
Son: The legendary Bollywood film producer/director B R Chopra had directed a comic movie called Pati Patni Aur Woh in 1978, dad.
Father: True, go on son.
Son: The movie was about the extra-marital affairs of a person who finds it difficult to handle his wife (Patni) who comes to know about his affairs with his Secretary (Woh) in the office, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: Now here is the case of IT industry veteran Phaneesh Murthy, who has been sacked from the post of CEO at iGate Corporation of US, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Phaneesh (Phani) had earned a good name in merging Patni Computers with iGate without any hiccups, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: But he failed miserably in convincing the company’s board about his non-reporting of an affair with a subordinate employee (Woh), dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The management mercilessly sacked him from the post of CEO citing a claim of harassment from Woh, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: It is the second time that Phani is getting dismissed because of an affair with Woh, dad. He had earlier been sacked from Infosys for the same reason, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: It is a different Woh this time and for Phani it is a repetition of the history, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Vindoo the BIGG Boss Winner in a Big Fix Deal!
Son: The Mumbai Police has arrested Vindoo Dara Singh in connection with the IPL match fixing scandal, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Vindoo is said to have admitted having some links with bookies and having acted as a go-between them and some IPL players, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: It is good that his father legendary wrestler Dara Singh is not there to see the Big-Fix deals of his son, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The legendary Big Man had won several wrestling matches bringing laurels to the country and making small money in the process, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: But he never knew there was Big Money to be earned even if you lose, if you succumb to match-fixing, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
The Lotus Eaters of Karnataka!
Son: The new Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah (Siddhu) has announced several welfare measures for the under-privileged, dad.
Father: True. Go on, Son.
Son: The measures include writing off of loans, rice at Re1 per kg, etc., dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The CM is also thinking of keeping the poor on a high, by offering them cheap liquor, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: At this rate, the farmers are afraid that they may not get any farm labourers (particularly males) for the agricultural operations, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: They apprehend that with their loans being written off and rice available at Re1 per kg, the male farm labourers would prefer to be on a high always with the incentive of cheap liquor, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The poor females in the family will be left cursing the CM for making their life miserable by making their husbands the Lotus Eaters, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Another Revenue Source for IPL!
Son: That the Indian Premier League (IPL) is a cash cow for BCCI is an undisputed matter, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: The IPL management is always on the lookout for additional source of income, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: It has now found out a new source of income, dad.
Father: Like what? Go on, son.
Son: The current match fixation scandal has become a major news item for all the prime news channels, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: The channels are going whole hog on the scandal with many of them doing their own investigations and arriving at their own conclusions, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: It is even said that the viewership of these channels has shot up and sometimes is more than the IPL matches broadcast by Sony Set Max, dad!
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: Now BCCI is said to be thinking of serving a notice on these channels asking them to pay up as these news items are a bi-product of IPL matches, dad!
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: In fact BCCI is said to be looking at making such scandals a part of their programme and seek additional fee while selecting the broadcasting channels in future, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
A V Krishnamurthy
23rd May 2013
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