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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (8032)10/9/1999 7:53:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 12475
 
Varsha on Congress's defeat.

Jaanko raakhey Saaiyan...

I have my feet up on the desk, the keyboard on my lap. Dense puffs of smoke swirl and ascend... ah heaven! I'm relaxed: I unpacked my bags last night and cashed in my one-way ticket to Anywhere-outside-India (the wise take safety precautions). The janadesh is: Bhosle has been granted a 5-year extension to live in an India ruled by an Indian. You see, different things are of crucial value to different people; for me, holding my nationalistic head high has always been of paramount importance: I would rather be self-willed and destitute than servile and prosperous. So I rewarded myself with a cigar since I like to believe that I contributed in some small way to the conditions that produce my current sense of well-being...

... Everybody and his uncle has been saying that Sonia Gandhi's origins and incompetence have not been issues in this election. I say: Bullshit....

Vir Sanghvi strove to establish that The Face That Launched A Thousand Hardships' winning Bellary and Amethi was an affirmative referendum on the swadeshi-videshi issue. So I added that to my To-Contemplate list. Minutes later, Jairam Ramesh quoth, "Congress' winning only 113 to 115 seats all over India cannot be taken as a referendum on Mrs Gandhi's abilities." Huh? If two piddly little towns elect the Italian, she's immediately endorsed as Swadeshi. And if ALL of India rejects her minions -- she is not to be blamed! Tch, tch, tch... such sophistry. I blew Vinod Dua a kiss when he pointed out that the Congress tally is its lowest ever; that Sitaram Kesri had brought in more seats as Congress prez; that it's fair to say that if Kesri was made to resign for 140 seats, the Shroud should also be, for less.....


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