[Reader-list] A Face Towel in Allahabad, 1984

[Rajendra Bhat Uppinangadi]

Dear Shuddha,
great true interpretation indeed, in the present political world. -----


       "Or, one could read it against the grain, and consider it to be a
report card given by a proud teacher to good students. Acharya
Amitabh applauding the graduation of the masked princes who now rule
us, who perform better on TV than they do on the streets, or in their
offices, or even in the assembly. Bachchan was probably the pioneer
who bridged the shadows of backroom cronyism with the spotlight of
increasingly televised public life. Perhaps, like pioneers often are,
he was occasionally clumsy and awkward while trying out the moves.
But the deftness and dexterity of his true successors—and they now
shine in every political party—suggests that what began in Allahabad
in 1984 is today a full-blown revolution in the highly public
performance of sincerity. The masks that these new pretenders wear
empower them to give the right-sounding answers even to the wrong
questions. They will rake in the billions. Inhein lock kiya jaye?"

Regards,

Rajen.


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Rajen.