Hear it or rather read it now
AN OLD STORY
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The Ant works hard in the withering heat of the summer building it's house&laying up supplies for the winter.
The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool&laughs&dances&plays the summer away!
Come winter! The Ant is warm&well fed.Tyhe Grasshopper has no food or shelter&so he dies in the severe cold!
THE INDIAN VERSION
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The Ant works hard in the withering heatof the summer building it's house&layingup supplies for the winter
The Grasshopper thinks the the Ant is a fool&laughs&dances&plays the summer away!
Come winter.The Ant is warm&well fedThe Grasshopper has no food&shelter&so he diesin the severe cold.
Come winter!.The shivering Grasshopper calls a pressconference&demands to know why the Ant should be warm& well fed while others are cold&starving!NDTV.BBC&CNN show up to provide pictures of starving Grasshopper next to the video of the Ant in his comfortable home with table full of food.
The World is stunned by the sharp contrast.How can this be the poor Grasshopper is allowed to suffer so much?
Arunthathi Roy stages a demonstration in front of the Ant's house
Medha Patkar goes on a fast along with the Grasshoppers demanding the Grasshoppers be relocated to warmer climates during winter wuth sufficient food&suitable shelter.
Matawati states this is Injustice done to minorities.
Amnesty International &Kofi Annan critize Govt of India for not upholding the Fundamental rights of Grasshopper.The Internet is flodded with online petitions seeking support to the Grasshopper(Many promising peace for prompt support as against the wrath of God for non-complaince)
Opposition MPs in India stage walk out in Parliament.The CPI(M) &left paties call for "Bandh" in West Bengal& Kerala demanding a Judicial Enquiry.
CPM in Kerala immediately passes a law preventing Ants from working hard in the heat so as to bring about equality of poverty among Ants&Grasshoppers.
Lalu Prasad the Railway Minister allocates on boghie to Grasshopperson all Indian Railway Trains,aptly named as the "Grasshopper Rath"
Finally the Judicial Committee drafts the (POTAGA) with effect from beginning of the winter
Arjun makes special R$eservations for Grasshoppers in Educational Institutions&in Govt Services.
The Ants are fined for not complying with POTAGA&having nothing left to pay their retroactive taxes,their homes confiscated by the Govt&handed over to the Grasshopper in a ceremony covered by NDTV.
Arundhati Roy calls it a "Triumph of Justice
Lalu calls it Socialistic Justice.
CPM calls it "Revolutionary resurgence of the Downtrodden"
KOFFIANNAN invites the Grasshopper to address the UN General Assembly.
MANY YEARS LATER
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The Ant has migrated to USA&set up a Multibillion Company in Silicon Valley
100s of Grasshoppers still die of starvation despite reservation somewhere in India
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as a result of Loosing a lot of ants&feeding the Grasshoppers
The opinion on this is reserves&left to decide by the readers
FUNNY POLITICIANS&RULERS!!!
SreedharanMundanat
1st August2012
POTAGA means "Prevention of TerrorismAgainst Grasshopper ACT".Sorry for not writing it in it's full form
ReplyDeleteSreedharanMundanat
IT is not Mataqwati .It should be read as "Mayawati"
ReplyDeletewell; unfortunately, "justice" quite often tends to perpetrate injustice
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