Tuesday, April 14, 2009

News

They were indeed news. I enjoyed while reading and felt while thinking about them.

American feather: The news that captured the front page of all leading newspapers couple of weeks ago. It was neither about economic policies nor war strategies. Not even the well criticized bail-out plan. What else was that? It was about the new 'first' dog, Bo. I was unaware that even a dog would get such a media attention. Either media has nothing else to report or the dog is unusual. Anyhow, it gives us a reason to 'Boo' Mr Obama!

Indian feather: The height of verbal assault by two of the leading Indian statesmen at each other. Petty bickering. They abused each other in public without realizing that it is not too far away from turning against them. Mr Advani and Dr Singh, please think about yourselves. Think about people too, when you find time!

Another Indian feather: Mr Karunanidhi, an octogenarian and a chief minister of one of the states in India, went on a fast against Srilankan government for man-slaughtering Tamil population in Srilanka and yet not ceasing fire. Mr Karunanidhi, the following are FYI. Marina is a tourist place not your bedroom. If something 'unfortunate' happens while fasting, Mr Rajpaksa would not be held responsible. Considering your age, it would have been clearly natural. Then why this drama? Before I forget, where were you when your son burnt alive three in Madurai for your own family reasons? In Srilanka?

One more Indian feather: Mr Narayana Murthy, chief mentor of Infosys. Ltd. He is well known, at least of late, for his exceptional 'foot-in-mouth' remarks. This time: "In India, articulation is mistaken for accomplishments". He stands as a perfect example for his statement. This is not the first time though. Mr Murthy always exposes his ignorance through interviews. Competitor to Mrs Palin.

I have all feathers now. But where is my hat?