Jhakas | Sanjay Jha
First Dilip Vengsarkar , Chief Selector, says we will have a "rotation policy" Then he does a 360* rotation himself and says , what rotation policy? All that matters is form and fitness. His syndicated columns earn him a commercial fee against BCCI regulations, but the others are strictly prohibited. Flip flop, and double standards all around.
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A political figure in Gujarat is found sadistically savoring his gruesome exploits on Tehelka cameras, about killing a pregnant woman and gingerly extracting her unborn fetus. He roams scot free, even as for the umpteenth time Sanjay Dutt languishes in Yervada jail for obtaining a weapon for self-defense.
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Indian skipper MS Dhoni's secret( ?) crush for stunning Deepika Padulkone makes for far more earth-shattering headlines than the arrival of world chess champion Viswananthan Anand, the abdominal injury of Sania Mirza and the appalling conditions of Indian hockey.
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Man shoots his own dear sister over a parking lot dispute in pricey South Mumbai. Of course, we keep hearing about how the government wants to make a Shanghai out of the fast collapsing city.
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Prakash Karat basks in media spotlight, pronouncing his disapproval to the nuclear deal with practiced panache, even as he unsuccessfully smothers his infantile delight. He never tells the poor citizens of India how they will lose energy in the long-run for the capricious ideological eccentricities of his party. A newspaper clip shows him sipping the blasphemous drink Fanta from an American MNC.
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The common man falls off claustrophobic trains and gets crushed under railway tracks with regular frequency. But we are more obsessed with dazzling new car launches and finance schemes for easy purchase. Even as mile long traffic jams become a way of life. And road rage becomes the new urban nightmare.
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Farmer suicides continue unabated. But the Union Agricultural Minister prefers the cosy sanctuaries of the air conditioned box watching a cricket match.
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Cheer leaders dance in skimpy clothes, and have been specially flown in for the T20 match. Outside, a big crowd of crazy enthusiasts struggle to get in with legitimate tickets through narrow disorganized passages, rude shoving and pushing, and a lathi-charge, even as the game is already underway.
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The stock market reaches dizzying heights with a daily flourish. Yet there are over 250 million people who go to bed earning just 50 rupees a day. Of course, they have the unique perk; they don't pay taxes.
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So if Rahul Dravid, former captain ( who voluntarily resigned) and most outstanding Indian cricketer till just a few weeks ago, is unceremoniously dumped for that rare failure in his brilliant career, is not even courteously informed of the decision ( a la Sourav Ganguly) , who cares? Tomorrow if they contumaciously discard even The God, Sachin Tendulkar, will we really bother? I guess we will all move to the next headline. Like the swank ramp walk in a fashion show by an Indian youngster who scored a blazing 45 in 12 balls in a T20 match.
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