Anna beating 'Nokia'..in..?.

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"CORRUPTION" remained a passing point of reference in the beginning of a free India. With passage of time it went on to become a handy subject to cut ice and keep conversations rolling. Then as years rolled by it started becoming a matter of discussion for everybody from Rickshaw puller to cyclists, from auto drivers to Taxi Drivers, from Maid servants to Memsahibs and from Baboos to the Bosses. Then came the millennium and with it came along mighty SCAMS. Very soon Madu Koda, Adarsh Society , Raju's Satyam, Kalmadi, Raja& Radia spectrum all became household names. The country started seething with suppressed anger....

Come year 2011 and enter "Anna Hazare" who went on to become the face of the people. His War cry against Corruption became mightier than the sound of Bofors Anti tank guns. As a true Gandhian he promised to train not trigger the guns on evil called corruption....

Overnight "Mai bhi ANNA", "Tu bhi ANNA" became the resounding voice of the nation. It surpassed both in emotion and size Gandhi's famous Dandi March. Dandi march was to protest against tax on "SALT. Anna's call is a teaser campaign against Corruption that is taxing the nation.

Passing months witnessed various Anna twist & turns & other political kabadis. It also saw Anna's stubbornness keeping the political party in power breathless and sending the opposition political parties running helter skelter . It almost grind to a halt the progress & growth of the Economy. However like Mahabharata's Arjuna, Anna Hazare continued his focus on the eye of the fish..called Corruption. ..

Right now it will be tough to say if LOK PAL will be able to flush out the fishes from India's ocean of corruption but even if it does I am sure Whales, Dolphins and Sharks will continue their merry making, leaving away only those 'schooling fishes' for the LOK PAL. fishing nets..!

Incidentally yesterday the crowd strength that usually throng at Anna's call was missing both at Ramlila grounds Delhi and MMRDA grounds in Mumbai. Now for some odd reasons I find this Hindi film DEWAR's dialogue... re surfacing... insted of Amitab & Shashi Kapoor it is the Politician & the Aam Admi...here take a read...

Politician: Aaj mere pass building hain, property hain,Swiss bankA/c hain ,Bungla hain aur power hain...tumhare paas.. kya hai..?
Aam Admi:. Hamare paas shayad ....aaaaa....Anna..hain..?

You have "NO ' IDEA" in the coming budget session you may see your MP's walking into the Lok Sabha playing this collar tune on their mobile..
"नफरत करने वालों के सीने में प्यार भर दूं अरे मै वोह CORRUPTION हूँ , पत्थर को मोम कर दूं". Now it is none of my business to ask you to "GET IDEA"...because ..that's Abhi's bread, butter & shoot......

Anyways for YOU, ME & US it is enough to know that year 2011 is going to see ....
ANNA HAZARE beating 'Nokia'........in connecting people !


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