The NDA can be expanded to mean many things to many. In this self-styled National Democratic Alliance, ‘Democratic’ often means absolute anarchy in the ranks. To its external enemies addicted to minority vote banks, the ‘D’ is interpreted as ‘Demonic’. But to most observers, NDA is fast turning into a Naturally Defeatist Alliance!
Shall we sell the President?
The sudden spurt in the number of Presidential prospects has kindled my gambling/gaming instincts. So no matter who the contestants in that shabby arena are, why not we, who foot the burgeoning bills of that plum post, roll the dice ourselves? Let me do it on all your behalf.
Villain of villains!
The rich are unhappy with MSingh because they are unable to enrich themselves further thanks to the policy paralysis. The poor, who are beyond the economist-PM’s statistical growth horizon are simmering like never before, what with poverty stalking them all through but the overhanging mirage of prosperity tantalisingly teasing them even while being out of reach of their outstretched hands. But it is the middle class anger over corruption, inflation, recession, civic disarray etc that is the primary cause of MSingh’s troubles in recent times.
