"Friends Indian Countrymen....

Lend me your ears; eyes, office, money, and whatever for I will change the face of India if my Party wins" is all what each politician has to say. Asking me for donations; why? The ruling guys are running their campaign on tax money - putting out adverts to make it known how much we have progressed ('cause it does not show we have); and the guys not ruling are spending a lot of the monies collected by whatever means (hint hint) in stating how they will ensure progress if we win and/or negating the claims of the rulers.

Election time is friendship time. LJP broke off partnership with BJP because of the Godhra incident. But when the Court has decreed Modi as "Not Responsible" the LJP too follows suit and joins its bogey to its election train. DMK a staunch critics of the BJP is also subtly coming out of the closet  in expressing love love for NaMo. Election time is also make enemy time; specially for Lalu Yadav - LJP and Congress both leaving him curling the hair on his ears.

Being left out is something the armed forces are expressing.  They are asking for newer and better equipment to compensate the falling enlistment based on it not being such a lucrative career anymore and also the high probability of dying in times of peace. The taxpayers are questioning the high defense spending bills if the armed forces have not been armed correctly (defense is one of the biggest forex cost to the nation). Our true guardians are faced with the case of the enemy within in terms of decision makers and the equipment they use. Very sad to see such wasteful deaths. So will the next political ad. read "We are Proud to have achieved regression in our armed forces"? How about another ad. which says "We allowed ourselves to be exposed - More than a 100 scams worth 150,000 + crores revealed in our rule".

Now; Mr. Modi has been branded as an "impotent" "chaiwalla" by his opposition; and he is smiling. Guess it means another large vote bank that cuts across all caste and religious lines will now consider him as the person to vote for. Rahul may be considering a show called "Comedy Nights (telecast in the day) with Rahul"- as an alternate career; but, I do applaud him for showing his ire at SK's remark on NaMo. Mr. Kejriwal is now all out to expose the potential Ambani - BJP nexus. Boss when no one could figure out who crashed MA's Aston Martin; it will be 54,000 times harder to prove the supposed gas-scam in the making - which apparently has been signed by MA with the Congress Ministry. As a Reliance Shareholder though, I am disappointed. Late Mr. Ambani started the Company with the philosophy "become rich and make shareholders richer". The sons however did not pay attention to the latter part. No longer do people swear by Reliance as they used to in reverence.

A person I think very highly of has been arrested and that makes me sad. Mr. Roy; the follower of Mr. Ambani Sr.'s principles has been clamped on charges which I frankly find quite strange when it was the same system that allowed him to run the writ so far. Conspiracy theory suggests that the timing coincides with elections and his arrest may have something to do with starving his supposed political benefactors of much needed funds. Its a story for Ripleys Believe it or Not.

Finally, with politics becoming so much more interesting; I have lost interest in following the travels and travails of the Indian Cricket team. I have a conspiracy theory on why they happen to have become the favourite losing team - but then maybe the answer is too obvious.

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