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Swati Aiyer, avid blogger, said Hello Suranga

About limericks you write, I am all ga ga

She joined Limerickwala

The blog a bit niraalaa

And said ‘Mee kaay lihite te baghaa!’

Vivek

Faster in Jail

Pappu Yadav, MP , accused in 15 criminal cases, and convicted for the murder of one, and serving a life term, went on a fast in Beoor Jail ,"claiming to be in support of Anna Hazare". One wonders , if goonda politicians like Pappu, have changed overnight, or whether they now have one more trick up their sleeves. And one also wonders why the mainstream media reports this avidly.



A simple man energizes the nation,
Fasts and the govt issues a proclamation,
So many supportive voices
The middle class rejoices,
Civil society now invited for participation

But there's a trickle down effect in Beoor Jail,
With 15 criminal cases,one conviction, and no bail,
Pappu Yadav does a fast,
Found a solution at last,
Such gestures from a crooked clever MP never fail....

Somewhere the media seems to have a screw loose
It gives him importance by reporting this news,
With jantar mantar here,
The contrast is so clear,
And the jail head participates by giving Pappu juice.....

Is a fast just about no food, and number of days ?
Isn't it the quality of the person, and what he says ?
When the corrupt Pappu fasts,
Ignore him while it lasts,
Or he might think , it not just works, but even pays...

So stay tuned for those who will now fast to win,
Employing supporters to come and make a din,
Special doctors will come
And start looking glum,
Pappus will wink, and say let the tamasha begin....

Legislative Langurs

Monkeys Unite MP's: Langurs appointed (Link)
It’s a cause that seems to have united Members of Parliament across party lines on Mahadev Road.



The Speaker of the Lok Sabha tried her level best,
All Party meetings, lunches , dinners, and the rest,
But the Mps were hell bent,
They simply wouldnt relent,
And refused to change their demand at anyones behest.

Sometimes the solution lies in folks lower down
The evolution tree, they're OK, so don't frown ;
There's no action required,
So you just dont get tired,
And so easy will lie the Head that wears the crown.

The MP's of Delhi, so far just had flunkeys,
They now have to face the wrath of the monkeys,
Their houses they enter,
On Food their eyes center,
And clothes, and water tanks, as far as one sees,

Across party lines they decided to unite,
Against Simian terrorists the defense was tight
To avoid a further raid
From their pockets they paid,
L-plus Langur security , was an amazing sight...

Monkeys dodging langurs, walking with those men,
The Ministry grants them iD's with a flourish of a pen,
Real quick and tidy,
For them , no UID,
Each deadly look from a langur, must frighten monkeys ten,

Ma'am Speaker, you've searched for solutions near and far,
Tough Legislative Langurs are now the need of the hour,
An upheld Langur Haath,
will stop running Mp's in their path,
And peace will reign again on the Parliamentary floor..

International Anti-Corruption Day.

54% people in India paid a bribe last year : study

One person in four worldwide paid bribe during the past year while 54 per cent Indians said they greased the palms of authorities to get things done, says a study released on Thursday, Dec 8, 2010, to mark International Anti-Corruption Day.

Folks will always from observing imbibe,
We're cursed with a cheating political tribe'
I guess it wont surprise you,
That barring a set of honest few,
54% of Indians resort to paying a bribe.....

If you wait in line , you are a big fool,
Pay more, and get admission in school,
If something is taking a while,
You grease palms to push a file,
There's always a needy peon sitting out on a stool

Sophisticated types, pay sometimes in kind,
They can read whatever is in the minister's mind,
Jobs for relatives, maybe a house,
A directorship for an ambitious spouse,
But then law works slowly, yet is never blind....

Scams to the left of you, scams to the right,
Every time CBI says the case is really tight,
To call someone honest,
Always appears like a jest,
Simplicity is wrong, and money is never white.....

No Greed or Graft Madam, Only Gifts!

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday stressing on the need for an efficient government to augment managerial capacity to deliver better services to the public, said 'graft and greed', which are on the rise are putting in danger the principles on which independent India was founded.


Her remarks are not out of the blue
Sonia ji said "Observe Indian value."
"That's what we do' said the leaders
Money? No, No!" [But they understand us!]
And gifts are received by all Who's who!

Vivek

No, You can't !

He looked forward to a trip so 'jhakaas',
He arrived in Mumbai unreserved second class,
He'd never been on a train,
Never, from close, seen a plane,
Now windows were closed as he looked thru the glass..

"Don't walk on this road", yelled the cops,
"You cant look around, we're closing the shops,
Don't loiter about,
The Gateway is out,
We've sanitized it all with the brooms and mops.."

"Gandhiji's place for you, is now out of bounds,"
Obama's security is permanently doing the rounds,
Cars will halt with a screech,
And he may even give a speech,
But no locals will be able to hear any sounds...

Do shops close in Washington, when Obama arrives ?
Does his schedule decide the people's daily lives ?
Are children in schools,
Checked with security tools,
And snipers sitting on buildings whenever he drives ?

Is it because he's not looking for any votes here ?
The rules say "close building windows , far and near" ....
He'll wave and he'll smile
But it will take him a while,
To realize that no one has come out of "security" fear


His own plane, his own car, its even his own sky,
For 54 minutes, as they all land, in our Mumbai,
His own US doctor
His own helicopter,
But his food tasters, Indian; can anyone tell me why ?

The Red Herring

Daniela Kayser's team found that when a lady wears red it prompts men to ask her more intimate questions and to sit closer to her. [Link]

Hello, there, you lady in the red
Did you hear what psychologists said?
The men with dubious intentions
Will ask intimate questions
Wear red, you matador, but be prepared....!

Vivek