"Cow-Belt" Politics II

Continued...

Having said all that, I would like to tell that we are closest with the BSP in terms of ideology and the methods of functioning. So, they would be our natural allies. Minor differences would be sorted out.

Q. Media pundits are already dubbing your ‘Animal front’ as the ‘Fifth Front’. What do you have to say about that?
Cow: (Smiles) See I don’t believe in counting these fronts. Neither the people do. It is all media hype and the work of some naïve politicians. Every other day, you see parties opening new fronts. This is not good for the country. And I have told so many times, in my election rallies as well. All we want to present to the people is a ‘Non-human, Secular, Democratic, Non-dynastic Alternative'.

Q. So you are virtually shutting out post-poll alliance with all the human parties?
Cow: (smiles cunningly) I have never said that. A good politician always keeps his options open.*

Me: Thanks Gayatriji for this wonderful interview - A pleasure talking to you.
Cow: (Moos Happily)

My theory of more political parties than voting population has already caused some discomfort in New Delhi. They are haplessly trying to fix this problem. The alarms have rung. They are trying to call PC – PC where are you – we cant find you. Oh!! Sorry...PC is busy facing shoes and sandals right now…oops!! Facing terrorist and executing them in the 26/11 case (For those who don’t know – PC is the Home-Minister of India. I don’t blame you for the ignorance. Cabinet reshuffles and ministry exchanges in India are more frequent than stock-market bears). OK fine then let us call us the PM. Oh!! Sorry PM is busy fighting it out with L.K Advani – quite literally!! Fine we then have to settle for the other PM – Pranab Mukherjee. After sometime, the storm is subsidized. PM makes a few phone calls and fixes the problem.

Do we ever bother to think where our democracy is headed to? India would perhaps be the only country in the world where leaders are voted-to-power-to-rule-us and not sworn-to-office-to-serve-us!! Such is our plight! The media still calls the elections – ‘The world’s largest democratic exercise’ and we just live by it.

*:Thanks Jayalalitha for this wonderful thought