Category Archives: Political Commentary

So, you were exposing a corrupt politician and you have ended up in jail? Did you not see “Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron”, where the two central characters are out to expose the system; however the unholy nexus of government, crony capitalists and press victimize the duo. The nation has seen you play the victim inContinue reading “An Open Letter to Prisoner 3642”

This was written before the elections Election season is a marketing exercise and the Central Election Committees of political parties are the Product Managers. The candidates waiting to get tickets are the products. The CECs are in an unenviable position walking a tight rope to determine which product is going to hit the market andContinue reading “Winnability Without Ability”

BJP and Narendra Modi’s election win has been some sort of a traumatic experience for a large number of people. It is with a sense of disbelief and grudge that they are reacting to the results and in the process spawning some strange theories.  If Modi were to succeed and the minorities were to sayContinue reading “The Glass Half Empty”

This was written by me after the results of the 2014 General Elections I had never been a “Narendra Modi for PM” fan. It was BJP first for me and then the personalities. And then there was this millstone of 2002 that Modi carried with him. I had always wanted BJP to come to powerContinue reading “Confessions of a BJP Supporter-2”

Dated: May 18, 2009 This was written by me after BJP got a drubbing at the polls. The Indian electorate has at last given a mandate that is come close to being decisive. It is nowhere close to the 1984 mandate that it gave the Congress but far better than a fractured mandate that theContinue reading “Reflections of a BJP Supporter”

It is not because what Prashant Bhushan said on a referendum on army deployment on Kashmir that I have started disliking him; I never liked him and I had expressed this sentiment in a lot of discussions; PB is reason enough not to like AAP. He hob nobs and shares the dias often with ArundhatiContinue reading “AAP Ke Deewane”

I had in my earlier post acknowledged the impact made by AAP. That was well deserved without doubt, for I was one of those who firmly believed that they would not get even one single seat. Commentators have opined them to be a force to reckon with and perhaps a turning point in Indian politics.Continue reading “Pehle AAP?”