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The Week That Was

The past few days have been real interesting in Indian politics and media. Am not talking about the issues, but reactions of certain individuals to many of the issues. It falls right in the middle of stupid and audacious. A bit of both more often. A few of which will stay with me for real long time are the ones listed and commented below.

 1. Rape Happens Because Men and Women Interact Freely - Mamta Banerjee
I believe "M" will be on top of any such lists prepared by anybody who follows Indian politics, even if only occasionally. Commenting any further on this particular statement would be giving this statement more importance than it deserves. I know there will be lot of noise over Mamta's statement on the media (if they do find time and space in the midst of all Vadragate and Khurshidgate). I do know one person who will concur with Mamta's view. But I do wonder what would be her view on "free" interaction between men?

The statement in isolation wouldn't mean any great thing. It is the statement that preceded the above that would give the complete picture. "I believe Salman Khurshid could not have embezzled Rs.71 Lakhs." This was followed by the usual refrain of all the people suffering from "Foot in the Mouth Disease" "I was quoted out of context" or "Media misrepresented the facts". I just wonder what Salman Khurshid has to say on this? Will he thank Beni Prasad Verma for the support or curse him for the insinuation or just cry?

Probably Digvijay Singh didn't know about Robert Vadra's statement subtly hinting at his political aspirations. "I will fight election if people desire" (Click Here) is what Robert Vadra said around the time of UP Elections when he set out as part of Rahul's campaigning in the state. The statement and the Robert's biking stunt as part of Congress campaign in UP suggests that he is pretty much in politics. If he is not in politics, why should scores of Congress leaders come out to defend a "Private" person? Simply because one isn't in "active" politics doesn't mean that he shouldn't be questioned or investigated on his correction. 

One more to the list of funny observations on the possible reasons for rape. Why would they contribute to rape? Chowmein noodles and fast foods cause hormonal imbalances. Wonder what the Chinese have to say on this? If proven true, we might be seeing India's next Nobel winner.


Rahul Gandhi and Albert Einstein
Among the articles I read in the past week, the one that had me in splits was this article in "Firstpost.com" The Robert Vadra Mystery: Forget property, how did he acquire Priyanka? And the best statement was the last observation in the article "We will never solve the mystery behind the miracle that is Robert Vadra. But his saving virtue for the Gandhi family is clear: He makes his brother-in-law look like Albert Einstein."
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