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The cabinet has been shuffled today. Some of the younger ministers have been promoted.

Who is Selja Kumari. She is a Dalit leader. Surprisingly, she does not look Dalit from any angle. But for her angular looks, she seems to be every bit a child of wealth and privilege. But in the absence of inner party democracy and supporting systems and processes, whim of the party leader will prevail in such issues. And the party leader may not always be working in national interest. She may well be working to perpetuate family interests.

Salman Khurshid, despite his faux pas and anger spats against Kejriwal, still is foisted to the top job in MEA.

I, as student had the opportunity of interacting with Salman, and he came across as very suave and polished and progressive. But the unbecoming manner in which he behaved in the last couple of weeks, a carrot is clearly not what he deserved. And should the allegations of team Kejriwal be true, clearly a very wrong signal is being sent to the country, and worse still is that all this is happening under the tutelage of a PM like Manmohan Singh.

What a gadfly he is. Manish Tiwari, a motor mouth. Suffering from chronic sinusitic congestion. But for ever ready to take on an adversary with a shamelessness that brinks on the bizarre. Also tipped for his loyalty.

Merit is secondary. 

The most critical aspect seems to be creation of a constituency for Rahul Gandhi. A coterie that will toil to cordon him from adversity catapult him into the saddle whenever the family desired. 

Confidential Letter to Madamji

Madamji,

Namaste.

I am aghast to see how stupid these Indians are. You came all the way from Italy to give to India its RTI act, just like Mohandas Gandhi came all the way from S Africa to give India its independence.

Indians are an ungrateful lot. The very RTI that you gave to them after so many people lost their lives, this Kejriwal fellow has used to malign Jijaji.

Just imagine, Priyankaji is so white, her complexion is so glowing, and she is so pretty, and that should make up for the pedestrian looks of jiju from Moradabad. But these Indian people don't understand. But now he has made a body shody and has rippling biceps and that should more than make up for his rickshawallah looks and his masterly golf strokes should have brought him the class to be worthy of Priyankaji. But the people stupidly don’t think so. They feel he is completely boorish and undeserving of any prosperity and wealth.

But I know how hard Jijaji has worked in the gym to make money, buy and sell land, impress DLF off his own and not due to the family and impel them to lend him a loan which he although will never repay but has since manifold multiplied. The country does not realize his talent. Instead of idolizing him, under the bad influence of Kejriwal, they are criticizing him.

Madamji, you have already told the country, you are aunty of RTI, and even the tiger does not attack billy mausi. But unlike your mother in law badi mummyji, you are good lady, else by now, Kejriwals children would have been orphaned. But let this not be viewed as your weakness. The people are appreciating your restraint against this Kejriwal fellow. For the moment only the party machinery whose weight you are throwing behind damadji, but if protests don't die down like most things in India do, you may have use more powerful tools like the CBI, RAW, Police or just let the Rae Barelli goons to lynch this devil.

I know madamji, when after Durga pooja, you will become avatar of Durgama, and slay this corrupt man who is just after the small land deals that Jiju has done.

I will pray to Durga ma for you.

Yours pathetically subservient child

Vimalendu kumar singh