Anna Hazare:Can we really trust you??

  These days alot of media hype is created for everything around. So no one is unaware of why Anna Hazare is on the news these days.From twitter to buzz and from facebook to orkut, you are everywhere. I am sure you would have done better things in the past but the kind of popularity you got now due to these social networking sites would have surpassed your expectations. We have read about you everywhere these days and about how the youth is making sure you succeed.But call me what you want, I have my doubts on your credibility.

  Let us talk about your team first. I recently read that a famous lawyer has filed a court case against you stating that the stand you have taken for the JanLokpall bill is constitutionally illegal. The same guy has asked certain questions about your team.Shanti and Prashant Bhushan had defended Dawood in the Mumbai Bomb Blast case as an advocate. There are speculations that the fees paid to them came from the 'hawala'. There is still no answer about it. Also they had a case in which they have bought property worth crores in just one lakh ruppees where they stayed on rent. The agreement was made in 1966 and these expire after 3 years. But they sued the property owner and then came to a compromise to buy the property for one lakh only. With such kind of people in your team, I sincerely doubt your credibility to represent the public.

  I was highly amused when I heard you are being compared to Gandhi. I am not a big Gandhi fan and I love the violent revolutionaries more but I am no fool to deny that Gandhi had a big role to play in our Independence. He achieved a lot through his fasting but modesty was his second name. He never came across in videos telling public that the last time he fasted there were so many changes that happened. What you did was signs of being proudy and so any comparison made with Gandhi is literally insulting the father of the nation. He had his moral held too high and head held low. There are doubts on your moral and your proudy comments on videos make you look like a slimy achiever.

  I would not doubt that you have done alot of social activities but asking the 5 members to join the lokpal committee is not constitutional. Has the public elected them to be represented. Or are you and your people the unelected self proclaimed public representatives. I would wonder why have you not contested any election yet. It would have surely made you worthy to get a bill in the house. If you really cared, that was a way you could have taken. Also the Lokpal bill was originally Indira Gandhi's Idea and I do not see due credit given to the creditor. All I hear is Anna fasting and how you can change the country.

 The youth supports you but playing with the minds of the youth is not that difficult. These same youth came on road for Arushi murder case and for everything later that was hyped by the media. And mind you it is the same media that was recently exposed in the Nira Radia scam. The youth is not focused and you know that. Nor can we trust the media who has inspired the youth to come down and support you.Are you taking advantage of this to be shot in fame?

  Your intentions may be good or may not. I am no one to judge that. Nor am I so popular to influence even 5% of the majority that has held you high in the heaven. But the fact is that with all these factors, It is difficult for me to trust you and your ways and I would try all I can to ensure that the people I talk to realize this too.
Hoping that though there are doubts in your credibility, You stand for a good cause.

Cheers!

PS: Do check my latest blog: Anna and MMS! the 2 sorry figures of India

So What's New????

        I have pondered time and again on this question. What would be the correct answer for it? The search to find a right answer to this question is becoming like the Bermuda triangle. The more you ponder and read, the more you get confused. And this seems to be becoming the next favorite question after 'how are you'. After years of schooling they taught me to answer this with Fine, Thank You and now the world has come up with another question, "What's new?"
    
      The question in itself is so tricky.So how do I answer it? Do I have to tell the person that Since I am not aware or I cannot recollect when and what we spoke last, I do not know what things in my life will be new for you. But than this answer is so rude and defies the basic social ethics. Nobody answers that I am having a troubled life to the how are you, no wonder how much trouble they are in, even to the extent of contemplating suicide. So let's pass this out. Since we cannot counter question, let us come up with a tactical answer.

     I had actually started doing a lot of new things in Life. I have bought a guitar and have joined classes here to learn how to play it. I have started playing Lawn Tennis which I thought I would never do. I have learnt how to play Basketball. But then should I be answering the question with these details. How about the person thinking this when you answer, "O Man, I just asked, why has he started bragging or telling me about the sports he play".Or should I tell them that I have actually started studying different religions of the world and their beliefs and read books that show Hitler's positive side. If i tell that, they would be like, "Boss, what are you up to? Everything OK? "

    Now there is something new happening always in your life. These days I learned how to tackle the most irritating and egoistic people around me with a calm composure and without being logically incorrect. I also learned that how some people have the spirit to try new things without thinking about the nonsensical social stigmas of age.I love them for the spirit and it teaches me alot. But if i start talking all this when I reply to the question, the next I know is they might start feeling either I am getting too philosophical in life or I am a super bore.So, No this won't be the right answer.

    I feel I have mastered the art of cooking. As I can cook all the things in the world in the same style and with the same taste. :-) So even If i try cooking something new, Practically its not new as it tastes the same be it Cauliflower or Chicken. So though there are so many new things happening, I cannot answer the toughest question posed to me ever. The best I come up with is, "Nothing new, All is same"!!!

   Anyway, just forget about my ranting, you tell me, "What's new?" :-)

Cheers!!!

Why India should NOT win the world cup

         Cricket is a common religion for all Indians and the world cup is its biggest sporting event. To win the world cup is similar to a Hindu having a bath in the holy Ganga or to a Muslim going for Haj. Even before the world cup started or let me put it in this way, even before our stadiums were ready for the world cup matches there were people all across media on why India should win the world cup. We are the strongest team, home grounds and Sachin's Last world cup so let us win it for him and bla bla....All reasons on why we should win the world cup. Just thought of sharing the other side of the coin and my thoughts on why India should NOT win the world cup!!!

         Let us start with wining it for Sachin. I completely agree that if Cricket is religion then Sachin is GOD. Ideally we would have read in all holy books that how GOD wanted us to be a Hindu or Muslim or Christian. Realistically we created these religion and named GOD in different words and gave him different forms. The concept here with Sachin is same. Ideally it should be Sachin who should make India win the world cup. But we humans have become so practical and realistic that like we made religion for God we now want to win the world cup for Sachin. I agree he is one person who deserve to have the world cup trophy in his hand, but then let him win it for India. Alas it is a team game though we may have examples on one person playing extra ordinarily well to get the team the cup but still one man cannot do it.

     They say we are the strongest team. Lets smile on this. Are we not always the strongest team on papers, but realistically we have a bowling attack that is not capable of taking 10 wickets in a match. lets keep Zaheer as an exception, we do not have a second seam bowler we can rely on to put in 10 overs. Munaf has become a medium pacer and may get injured even as we read this post. Nehra is not match fit and Sreesanth will never be economical. Even the spinners for that matter are not doing too well. You cannot rely on the top order to make enough runs every time and the margin with which we are winning matches is a proof of that. Not to mention we do not have a good middle order and lower order is a waste of time including Dhoni. I know my elder brother who did not play for any club would be able to spend more time on the crease and make more runs then the lower order batsman.

     Lets talk about the peoples fav Dhoni. He may be a good wicketkeeper and batsman though I have my doubts since I have not seen him play a match wining innings for a along time now but I am sure he is not a good captain. He is just a lucky gambler. He does not have the capability to read the game like a captain should and relies solely on his gambling tactics. Its time his gambling would stop paying off and his luck will run out. I have not seen him lead the team or think 10 overs ahead of the game like Steve Waugh or Saurav Ganguly did. He has failed to get the right 11 in the team because of his constant favouritism on certain players. And it will not be long when some captains might start pointing out how he has used Raina for fielding in all the games played so far.There is no end where I can stop giving examples of his mistakes as a Captain. I know a plenty of people will support him and to counter them I would give these examples as a response to the comments.

     If you are wondering how losing the world cup is going to help, then you are not aware of the Indian mentality that goes with the cup.We lose and only then will we realize that we need to correct some mistakes. I strongly feel Dhoni doesn't deserve to lead and if we win then he would be the captain for long which is not good. Cricket is not gambling.IPL might have brought a lot of entertainment and money but only if we NOT win the world cup will we realize that we need batsman who can survive 50 overs. ODI s are not hit and miss. It is the next best thing after test match cricket. ( I know that sentence is funny cause we just have 3 forms of cricket but I just want to emphasize the point)

    So these are reasons why I feel we should NOT win the world cup so that we come up with a better captain and team which may be capable of wining the world cup on talent and not luck. You are free to comment your thoughts on the post and world cup. I do not ensure to convince you but I assure I will answer your doubts :-)

Cheers!!