Earlier in m y blog I had predicted that the reason BJP would sacrifice its pet lamb in Karnataka was only to ask for the King's head in Delhi and check-mate Congress. As I am writing this blog , a heated debate is on in the Parliament where members of the opposition are pouncing on the ruling party and asking for Three Heads: Those of the PM, Chidambaram and Shiela Dixit.
My other prediction on Karnataka BJP status is yet to come true. i.e. BJP will start warring within its factions and would collapse on itself. Now the factions have bought peace and are in a truce mode. But knowing our politicians' infinite capacity for greed, truce won't last forever. It is a matter of time before one of the two factions draws first blood. Just wait and watch. Or they would say in the yester years " Mundina Katheyannu Paradeya mele nodi anadisiri" ( Watch the whole story on the cinema screen and enjoy.).
Progression of events would be like this: Yeddy will lose control over Sadananda Gowda and the Reddy Bros will spew venom over Yeddy as he would have failed them. Yeddy will remain a loner and HD Kumaraswamy will take advantage of the situation have talks with Shettar/ Eeshwarappa faction and topple BJP govt. As it is many MLAs are dissatified with the choice of Gowda as the CM.
Wonder what the Reddy Bros. are up to these days. It is too a matter of time before they start squabbling among themselves as to who was responsible for their political demise. With almost no mining activity going on, the bros are rendered jobless and for time-pass they have to fight with one another.
Reminds me of Kanakadasa's immortal words: Yaaru Sangada Baahorilla (No one walks with you (when you depart)).
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
How Long can a Rubber-Stamp Last?
It is now evident in Karnataka Politics that a rubber-stamp chief minister with absolutely no administrative experience whatsoever is going to rule the roost. Why doesn't Eeshawarappa call him a 'Bachcha' (viz. Renukacharya)? How can a man who does not know the difference between a Home Secretary and a Chief Secretary be made the head os a State Government? But one good thing has emerged from this decaying matter of Karnataka Politics. Now a Lingayat Player will be ruling the state through a Gowda from Dakshina Kannada in a Lingayat-Politician Majorty environment. This is truly National (or should I say state) Integration.
Now that the War Lines have been drawn two things can happen:
One, Eeshwarappa, however pacified he may seem, is undoubtedly baying for blood. So are the Reddy brothers for having being kept out of the power sharing equation. Also are Ananth Kumar Jagadish Shettar et al. Not to forget Basavraj Bommai for that wrap on the knuckle (or slap on the face for that matter). These will be waiting for that exact moment where, they feel, Sadanand Gowda commits a political error and then they will pounce on him.
Or
Two,The Rubber-stamp effect will wear out and Mr. Sadananda Gowda will be a new-found Tiger if the Reddy Bros. & Co commit themselves to help him in by-passing Yediurappa.So in spite of having his way our Yeddy is sure to spend sleepless nights all through the remainder of the term of the party governance.
"Those who do not learn from History will be compelled to repeat it."
-George Santayana
Do you remember Emperor Ashoka (before the Kalinga war i.e)? He too spent sleepless nights fearing one or all of his brothers would kill him and he ended up killing them all.Here the killing may not be physical (I sure hope so!), but there will be attempts from both sides for Political (not physical) Assassinations. Eventually the party like a dying giant star will collapse on itself and will become a big black hole and will not be heard of for a long long time. Cheers to that.
The BJP which, as it is, is deficient in able national leadership which enjoys the respect of all its members, is faced with a new dilemma. The Choice is between the Devil and The Deep Blue Sea. Choose Yeddy and gang, you'll lose loyal party workers who are older and politically more mature than Mr. Loose Pants. On the other side, if they choose loyalists, Yeddy will throw a tantrum like a child who has not been given candy in a candy store and bring the 'house' down.
By the way, did any one see Venkaiah Naidu's Laptop? Seems like he had it when he went in and didn't when he left the negotiations. Sympathies. May be Prerana Trust can donate him one.
Now that the War Lines have been drawn two things can happen:
One, Eeshwarappa, however pacified he may seem, is undoubtedly baying for blood. So are the Reddy brothers for having being kept out of the power sharing equation. Also are Ananth Kumar Jagadish Shettar et al. Not to forget Basavraj Bommai for that wrap on the knuckle (or slap on the face for that matter). These will be waiting for that exact moment where, they feel, Sadanand Gowda commits a political error and then they will pounce on him.
Or
Two,The Rubber-stamp effect will wear out and Mr. Sadananda Gowda will be a new-found Tiger if the Reddy Bros. & Co commit themselves to help him in by-passing Yediurappa.So in spite of having his way our Yeddy is sure to spend sleepless nights all through the remainder of the term of the party governance.
"Those who do not learn from History will be compelled to repeat it."
-George Santayana
Do you remember Emperor Ashoka (before the Kalinga war i.e)? He too spent sleepless nights fearing one or all of his brothers would kill him and he ended up killing them all.Here the killing may not be physical (I sure hope so!), but there will be attempts from both sides for Political (not physical) Assassinations. Eventually the party like a dying giant star will collapse on itself and will become a big black hole and will not be heard of for a long long time. Cheers to that.
The BJP which, as it is, is deficient in able national leadership which enjoys the respect of all its members, is faced with a new dilemma. The Choice is between the Devil and The Deep Blue Sea. Choose Yeddy and gang, you'll lose loyal party workers who are older and politically more mature than Mr. Loose Pants. On the other side, if they choose loyalists, Yeddy will throw a tantrum like a child who has not been given candy in a candy store and bring the 'house' down.
By the way, did any one see Venkaiah Naidu's Laptop? Seems like he had it when he went in and didn't when he left the negotiations. Sympathies. May be Prerana Trust can donate him one.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Atma-Shuddhi
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! This is not a sound of adulation. This is the sound of retching and vomiting one suffers from when he looks around his political environment. Yeddy without his chaddi, A weak Raja with his weak (or otherwise) defense alleging the PMO and HMO knew about the wrongdoings in his office, Two chief-ministers being pulled up by a vigilance body for impropriety. Packs of Ministers hounding one father-figure or another to get Yeddy's place. Swamijis telling parties that a person from a particular caste or community should be made chief-minister because of the majority the caste/community enjoys in the cabinet and among the MLAs, another swami who hides crores and crores worth gold and silver in his bedroom and so on and so forth. There is no doubt that the religious bodies, wheteher it is Saibaba's Ashram or Ashrams in Karnataka, have strong influence on the polity of this country and state. Businessmen too are not above suspicion. From Jindals (who are mentioned in the Karnataka Lokayukta's indictment report) to someone who always enjoyed a clean image like Mr. Ratan Tata, businessmen are alleged to have had clandestine deals with the politicians for personal gains.
During the droughts and the floods that followed in North Karnataka, state government mercilessly hounded business establishments and individuals all over the state first for contributions towards drought-relief and then for Flood-relief. It came with a warning of 'or else'. Buildings were razed in the name of lack of authorization, service-houses like restaurants were raided by city corporation officials and businesses were shut down on one pretext or the other. The big question is, was all well just before the drought/flood occurred that there was a sudden spurt in Karnataka Government's action against unauthorized activity? Or was it just arm-twisting tactics to extract money in the name of flood/ drought relief? Any one who is in touch with the current events knows how many flood-victims actually benefited from the relief funds.
Now that the Bharatiya Janata Party has sacrificed it's pet lamb in Karnataka, it is evident that it is only to ask for the head of a bigger game in New Delhi. Otherwise what did they find now in Lokayukta's report that Nitin Gadkari was not appraised of during his previous 'Save- Yediyurappa' Mission where he gave a clean to yeddy and lauded the Yedddy-led government and its achievements? The Mining scam then could have only been a couple of thousand crores smaller.
Now The Big Question from me is (please answer the question with a YES, NO or a MAYBE):
If You Were Yediyurappa, Or A Raja Or Kanzhimoli (if you prefer to be the fairer sex) and were lured by these scamster businessmen with thousands of crores of rupees in bribe, would you say "NO, I don't want it, It is Immoral and It is Illegal."?
I Don't need to know your answer but it is time for some atma-shuddhi.
During the droughts and the floods that followed in North Karnataka, state government mercilessly hounded business establishments and individuals all over the state first for contributions towards drought-relief and then for Flood-relief. It came with a warning of 'or else'. Buildings were razed in the name of lack of authorization, service-houses like restaurants were raided by city corporation officials and businesses were shut down on one pretext or the other. The big question is, was all well just before the drought/flood occurred that there was a sudden spurt in Karnataka Government's action against unauthorized activity? Or was it just arm-twisting tactics to extract money in the name of flood/ drought relief? Any one who is in touch with the current events knows how many flood-victims actually benefited from the relief funds.
Now that the Bharatiya Janata Party has sacrificed it's pet lamb in Karnataka, it is evident that it is only to ask for the head of a bigger game in New Delhi. Otherwise what did they find now in Lokayukta's report that Nitin Gadkari was not appraised of during his previous 'Save- Yediyurappa' Mission where he gave a clean to yeddy and lauded the Yedddy-led government and its achievements? The Mining scam then could have only been a couple of thousand crores smaller.
Now The Big Question from me is (please answer the question with a YES, NO or a MAYBE):
If You Were Yediyurappa, Or A Raja Or Kanzhimoli (if you prefer to be the fairer sex) and were lured by these scamster businessmen with thousands of crores of rupees in bribe, would you say "NO, I don't want it, It is Immoral and It is Illegal."?
I Don't need to know your answer but it is time for some atma-shuddhi.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Choron Ka (A) Raja
Dear Congress Party President a.k.a. Centre's Remote Control,
We the citizens of India would like you to answer these questions:
1.If Stupid Sibal claims that there isn't a single rupee loss to the public exchequer by his calculations then why is choron ka A. Raja being arrested?
2. Can anyone tell me who is the Roop ki Rani behind Choron ka A. Raja who threatened to commit suicide if he was not made the telecom minister? was this done to Mozhify someone?
3. Does the Congress Party at last accept that there is a scam for real?
4. What an Honest Man Karunanidhi must be that he comes to Delhi and his best man in central cabinet A. Raja is Arrested almost immediately! Is it Because Karunanidhi Comes, you show him proof of how much money Raja has made, Karunanidhi finds out that Raja has shortchanged him in the booty sharing and THEREFORE he is dumped by the treasure of Compassion (Karuna-Nidhi).
5. Who is Correct Rascal Raja or Stupid Sibal?
6. Can you tell us if the Prime Minister knew of Raja's misconduct or not at last?
7. Can you tell us who are the beneficiaries of the 2G scam since Raja is being arrested for impropriety? What do you propose to do to them?
8. Can you name the 50 Businessmen who are named by The Lichtenstein Bank?
Are you ( or a dear one) one of the named people in the Bank's List?
9. Can you tell us whether or not the government knew of CVC Thomas' involvement in the Palmolien Oil Scam (directly or indirectly)?
10. Why is it that you oppose a JPC on the telecom scam and the CWG scam?
11. When are you going to arrest Suresh Kalmadi?
12. Who has been arrested in the Prasar Bharti for the CWG scam?
13. How much are you getting for letting these scams lie low? Are you the Control?
Or else why so much resistence for the revelations of names and a JPC probe?
and finally
14. How long is the congress party planning to loot Indian Citizens in the name of common wealth games, telecom spectrum allocations, Adarsh Society and Sukhna like defense land deals and pretend that all is well with our system and there is no corruption?
Rascals and Rogues have been Ruling us for too long. The Political Human Waste is overflowing. It's time the country had a change of diapers.
We the citizens of India would like you to answer these questions:
1.If Stupid Sibal claims that there isn't a single rupee loss to the public exchequer by his calculations then why is choron ka A. Raja being arrested?
2. Can anyone tell me who is the Roop ki Rani behind Choron ka A. Raja who threatened to commit suicide if he was not made the telecom minister? was this done to Mozhify someone?
3. Does the Congress Party at last accept that there is a scam for real?
4. What an Honest Man Karunanidhi must be that he comes to Delhi and his best man in central cabinet A. Raja is Arrested almost immediately! Is it Because Karunanidhi Comes, you show him proof of how much money Raja has made, Karunanidhi finds out that Raja has shortchanged him in the booty sharing and THEREFORE he is dumped by the treasure of Compassion (Karuna-Nidhi).
5. Who is Correct Rascal Raja or Stupid Sibal?
6. Can you tell us if the Prime Minister knew of Raja's misconduct or not at last?
7. Can you tell us who are the beneficiaries of the 2G scam since Raja is being arrested for impropriety? What do you propose to do to them?
8. Can you name the 50 Businessmen who are named by The Lichtenstein Bank?
Are you ( or a dear one) one of the named people in the Bank's List?
9. Can you tell us whether or not the government knew of CVC Thomas' involvement in the Palmolien Oil Scam (directly or indirectly)?
10. Why is it that you oppose a JPC on the telecom scam and the CWG scam?
11. When are you going to arrest Suresh Kalmadi?
12. Who has been arrested in the Prasar Bharti for the CWG scam?
13. How much are you getting for letting these scams lie low? Are you the Control?
Or else why so much resistence for the revelations of names and a JPC probe?
and finally
14. How long is the congress party planning to loot Indian Citizens in the name of common wealth games, telecom spectrum allocations, Adarsh Society and Sukhna like defense land deals and pretend that all is well with our system and there is no corruption?
Rascals and Rogues have been Ruling us for too long. The Political Human Waste is overflowing. It's time the country had a change of diapers.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Hypothyroidism or Multiple Sclerosis - Part 4
So now i go to the endocrinologist. There's only one in town. So after 3 days of chasing him, I finally got an appointment. After seeing all the reports he told me to take another test That is Anti Thyroid Antibodies (Anti Thyroid Perdoxidase) test. The result came in 1.5 hr time and I had a reading of 90 I.U. whereas the upper limit was 36. The Endo felt that it was only moderate increase and yet he said that he'll give me the benefit of doubt and started me on a thyroxine tab regimen 50microgram per day once. Today is the fifth day and already my vertigo has vanished and my skin has lost its dry scaly appearance!Hopefully my fat will also go away albeit slowly. Now It looks like I'm on the right track. Also no headaches so far. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Hypothyroidism or Multiple Sclerosis? - Part 3
Post sleep study and blood test for TSH (Which showed normal thyroid status) and the visit to the Pulmonologist,I showed the reports to my ENT Surgeon who said I better undergo some conservative treatment for my snoring and sleep apnea before I dive into the unknown sea of breathing machines like CPAP/ BiPAP or surgery. Then I had gone to my family physician who asked me throw all these things out of the window and concentrate on my Hypothyroidism and Hypertension. Now Sleep Apnea can induce Hypertension and Hypothyroidism can induce Hypertension and Sleep apnea both!!! Both Hypertension and Hypothyroidism can produce dizziness and vertigo!!! Both can produce frontal hemicranial(one-sided) headaches (These were my Primary complaints). Hypothyroidism can produce dry, scaly skin, weight gain, puffiness of the face, all the features I suffer from. So my physician asked me to repeat all the blood tests and added Liver Function Tests, Serum Albumin and Serum Urea and Uric Acid. And Guess what The results showed normal blood sugar levels, Increased Uric Acid Level, Elevated SGPT and decreased Serum Albumin and a slightly elevated TSH. All these again point to Hypothyroidism.Tomorrow I am to see an Endocrinologist to get a verdict on my thyroid status. Hopefully this will bring down the curtains on all my symptoms.
And I also think I suffer from Cervical Spondylosis which can again cause neck stiffness and vertigo and tingling and numbness of the face. So I think my symptomatology is due to two seperate problems: Hypothyroidism & or Hypertension and Cervical Spondylosis. I would like to list my symptoms for the benefit of my readers:
1. Frontal, One Sided Headache that does not disappear with either painkillers or with sleep
2. Vertigo and Dizziness: not related to position of the head
3. Blurring of Vision
5. Sleep Apnea
6. Snoring: So loud that the family members are irritated
7. Dry Scaly Skin
8. Weight Gain: Almost Sudden and not proportionate to the quantity of food intake
9. Puffiness of the face
10.Tingling of the Face
11.Twitching of the muscles eply. in the thigh
12.Lethargy
13.Depression
14.Neck Stiffness; and to relieve it, if you crack the joint by giving a sudden jolt 9which I often do)it gives you a stinging pain in the forehead which goes away only after 2-3 days.
And I also think I suffer from Cervical Spondylosis which can again cause neck stiffness and vertigo and tingling and numbness of the face. So I think my symptomatology is due to two seperate problems: Hypothyroidism & or Hypertension and Cervical Spondylosis. I would like to list my symptoms for the benefit of my readers:
1. Frontal, One Sided Headache that does not disappear with either painkillers or with sleep
2. Vertigo and Dizziness: not related to position of the head
3. Blurring of Vision
5. Sleep Apnea
6. Snoring: So loud that the family members are irritated
7. Dry Scaly Skin
8. Weight Gain: Almost Sudden and not proportionate to the quantity of food intake
9. Puffiness of the face
10.Tingling of the Face
11.Twitching of the muscles eply. in the thigh
12.Lethargy
13.Depression
14.Neck Stiffness; and to relieve it, if you crack the joint by giving a sudden jolt 9which I often do)it gives you a stinging pain in the forehead which goes away only after 2-3 days.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Hypothyroidism or Multiple Sclerosis - Part 2
Hurray, The tests came out negative and this morning my ENT chap asked to get a CT Scan of my brain. After 4 hours of waiting I got my Brain Scanned. After another 2 Hours I got my report. And no Multiple Sclerosis!!! All parameters normal! Therefore now the question is is my sleep apnea, my vertigo and my paraesthesia and my headaches the doings of a Hypothyroid State or is it My Hypertension (I was detected to be a hypertensive)? Let us move to Phase two of my treatment and I'll keep my followers posted.
I went and saw a pulmonologist at the behest of my ENT Guy. His suggestion is immediate measures to reduce my 86 kgs of flab and to use a AutoPAP machine while going to sleep. This should oxygenate my brain enough to stop the headaches, he feels.
Ta ta for now.
I went and saw a pulmonologist at the behest of my ENT Guy. His suggestion is immediate measures to reduce my 86 kgs of flab and to use a AutoPAP machine while going to sleep. This should oxygenate my brain enough to stop the headaches, he feels.
Ta ta for now.
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