Judgement days..

The judiciary and crime enforcement departments in India seem to be working full time or at least it appears so. For the typical news reading Indian, three landmark criminal cases have seen some judgements. The Coimbatore blast acquitted Madina , CBI finally charged Dera Sacha Sauda chief Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in two murder cases and one rape case, and the biggest of them all,Munnabhai goes to jail .

I was glued to the TV on Tuesday when the Dutt verdict came out. On reaching home I tried to catch up and switching channels I came across this pre recorded telekon with Trishala,his teenage daughter in USA. May be she was nervous or something but she sounded very stupid when she prayed that she hoped the "Judge is a good man". Coming from a law student that sounds dumb.If only verdicts were decided on the Judge's mood. The interview continued and the reporter would not let her off regarding one part of a letter she wrote to her dad "Dad..I am with you always,I am the only woman in your life and you don't need another". In a series of logical and incisive volley of questions that would have put a CBI interrogator to shame ,the reporter managed to change her stance from being against her fathers remarriage to supporting it if a 'suitable' ""girl"" was found!! .
A waste of airtime and my time for having watched that interview.

Which brings me to the unfortunate timing of the new SBI Educational loans' billboard campaign "Now Munnabhai can get an MBBS too" :-) Munnabhai isnt going to any school ,he'll probably be in jail for a long time to come.



In other news,check out this show called "News on the loose" on CNBC TV18 at 11 am on Sundays. Its been a long time since Indian TV had an original Indian comedy show based on Indian events,business and personalities which is actually funny . The anchor comes up with funny one liners. A particularly funny line whose context I don't remember but I am sure made it even funnier when I listened to it first - "When god minimizes one window,he maximises another"

Until next time..