Stalin (the original Russian guy not the duplicate local fella) did many things wrong. But Stalin did one thing right when he angrily yelled at Lenin’s wife Nadezhda Krupskaya that just because she used the same toilet as Lenin gave her no reason to interfere in party affairs. Similarly, just because some Sri Lankans speak […]
We’ve always believed that rabble-rouser extraordinaire and Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray had one screw loose in his head. But we were wrong – Bal Thackeray has several screws loose. In what is a clear call to violence, Thackeray has stirred a hornet’s nest by welcoming Hindu terrorists in an interview with the party’s rag […]
Disgusting. The FBI today arrested Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (Democrat) for among other things conspiring to sell or trade President Elect Barack Obama’s Senate seat. Power for $$? President-Elect Obama resigned his Senate seat on November 16 after his victory in the presidential elections. Under Illinois law, the state Governor has the authority to name another […]
The Saffron shade is fading in Rajasthan with the ruling BJP receiving a whipping in the state assembly elections while the Congress significantly increased its tally and will most likely form the next government. What went wrong? The BJP leadership is blaming its poor performance on the candidate selection. But what about governance of the state […]
With Ashok Chavan (son of S.B.Chavan) set to take over as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra, it’s time to take a look at the dirty phenomenon of dynasty politics (family politics) in India. We define dynasty politics as the growing practice of close relatives or family members of established politicians stepping into the political […]
The Sri Lankan government has rightly kicked away the begging bowl put out by the Tamil terrorist outfit LTTE pleading for peace. Sri Lanka has basically issued an ultimatum to the Tamil terrorist organization – surrender or die. This is a momentous opportunity for Sri Lanka. We hope the Sri Lankan Government does not back down from […]