Morning papers...
Didi has packed her cabinet with professionals, with little or no previous political experence. Will they deliver? Is it possible in a democracy like India to be professional about decisions as ministers, if you do not have aneye on vote banks? Interesting times for West Bengal and India...
Didi has refused state security, and her bullet proof car.. and continues to drive her black Santro. She's also instructed police not to give her an escort car, and not stop traffic, and continues to drive to office like a lay person. Humble and worthy of appreciation, but what about the threat to her life... from terrorists or from life's twists? Is it fair for West Bengal to lose her to a stupid car accident, for example, when it could be easily avoided? I think politicians and leaders have the added responsibility to be safe and secure for the sake of their people, and the security measures are a must. Yes, do not over do it. But do it.
An Israeli gay couple have become proud "parents" of "twins" - two babies born from their sperms fertilizing two eggs from two different surrogate Indian mothers, whose pregnancies were carefully synchronized to deliver on the same date. Because the father-parents want their kids to go to kindergarten together... The fathers, the mothers and the doctors are all adults and have taken their choices, but has anyone wondered what the kids will go through, growing up to two "fathers".. will they feel mother's love, will they be "normal"? I guess it's worse than abortion... for those who believe unborn foetuses have rights. Born foetuses have even more so, right?
Kanimozhi has now spent two days in her cell. She's reading Tamil books and watching 27 channels on TV. She's asking her guards if they can do something about the mosquitoes. Shahid Balwa, Unitech MD, was reportedly asking whether it was possible to get an AC fitted. Suresh Kalmadi is probably worried about dyeing his beard which is suddenly making him look aged and despondent. And I wonder what Raja is worrying about... After all the crores "earned" through corruption and deceit, this is all it came down to, didn't it? Yes, a couple of weeks, months or years later, they'll probably get released... but has it been worth the humiliation and shame?
And finally, KKR have made it to the semis, for the first time in the 4 year IPL journey. After the fairy tale SRK-Dada combination failed to click for 3 years, KKR fans were aghast at the thought of KKR without their icon, but interestingly, it worked! It has created an interesting moral dilemma for the Dada fans... do they continue to support him (and Pune) or KKR and SRK? Like in many friendships and partnerships, the idea of change, new alliances and break ups are upsetting, but I guess sometimes it's the best and only way?
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