Modi
spent the 1st half of his tenure traveling all over the world &
making friends with the global leaders. And he was quite successful too, except
in the neighbourhood. But by withdrawing the Rs. 500 & Rs. 1000 currency
notes, he has, in one stroke, frittered away the goodwill that he had earned
within. Not that he cares, but here’s what the mighty & the influential are
feeling today:
Bollywood: One would have thought the film
industry would have been happy
Rahul Gandhi: For the last many months he has been
traversing the hinterland, on bikes, jeeps & choppers. He ate with the
villagers & slept in their huts. This was one opportunity to mix with
people he could not miss, without getting out in the heat & dust of the
countryside. He stood in the queue with them, but they were busy enquiring
about the open ATMs in their area. He addressed them, but the queue kept moving
forward as the notes were exchanged. He was even willing to bring in cots for
them, but they were in a hurry to move to the next Bank. All he got was Rs.
4000 worth of 100 rupee notes.
Mamata Bannerjee: Street battle by street battle, she
fought & won against the red army till she conquered West Bengal. And
having consolidated her position, she was looking at a larger role for herself
at a national level. And then Modi comes up with this one. How is she going to
pay her foot soldiers now? But you don’t mess with Didi without incurring her
wrath. This royal Bengal tigress is now marching to Delhi. This will be more
interesting than Delhi Safari!
Uddhav Thackeray: With Dawood holed up in Pakistan &
friendly governments in Delhi & Maharashtra, he was now the undisputed king
of Mumbai. But things are getting from bad to worse. First, the Supreme Court
started meddling in the heights of human pyramids during janmashtami. Next, the
state government handed over Bollywood to kid brother Raj. And now, Modi has
hit where it hurts most. All that a law abiding politician can do now is
smuggling & drug peddling. Well, he has now decided to join Mamata’s march
to Delhi; Durga Pooja pandals can be big business too.
Raj Thackeray: Good friend Fadnavis had brokered a
deal & opened up another foolproof revenue stream. Considering the size of
Bollywood & the common man’s appetite for the masala it churns out, Raj
Thackeray was just beginning to build up a war chest for the next BMC
elections. It is now back to extorting toll booths, but even these are closed
for the time being. But it’s not so bad as Uddhav is in the same mess too. Or
may be a bigger one; isn’t he marching along with Mamata?
Shivraj Singh Chouhan: First he was upstaged as a high
performing CM. Next, his squeaky clean image was tarnished with Vyapam. And now
this demonetization. He is annoyed with this step motherly treatment to Madhya
Pradesh when even those no hopers of West Bengal were allowed enough time to
deposit their cash with the bank. Having already given up his aspirations to be
the PM, he is now left hoping he stays along as the CM next time round too.
Mayawati: With the uncle squabbling with the
nephew, daughters in law engaged in not letting the other get a foothold in
state politics & Netaji content playing the Bhishma Pitamah of
left-of-centre politics, she was again relishing the opportunity to be CM of
the largest state again. She had geared up to complete the unfinished tasks
from her previous tenure, what with all those towns still without any of her
statues. But trust her to fight the upper caste as it tries to trample the
Dalit’s rise in social hierarchy.
Vijay Mallaya: This one’s not annoyed. He got away in time. And with banks
mopping away cash from the system, the Kingfisher Villa appears to be safe for
now. And yes, he remains the King of good times & bad. Cheers!!
Pics courtesy:
Hum Aapke Hain Kaun: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Salman-Khan-Madhuri-Dixit-starrer-Hum-Aapke-Hain-kaun/articleshow/30984692.cms
Mamata Bannerjee: http://www.topnews.in/people/mamata-banerjee?page=1
Mayawati ststue: http://www.tradeindia.com/fp2078353/Kumari-Mayawati-Statue.html
