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In the very first class of journalism our broadcasting professor asked us: Who is the one Indian Politician who has made the best possible use of media ? No one in the entire class had a clue. We came up with names such as the Gadhi's or Advani but the answer was Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Recently I came across a blog which was written in the form of an Obituary to Lalu Prasad Yadav called Once there was a man called Lalu. The blog is a tale of Lalu's rise to fame and his not so sad demise. Lalu or the Indian Politics' funny man was one of shrewdest brains of Indian politics. He was the man who changed the face of Bihar from bad to worse and of Indian Railways from a constant looser to a profit making machine.
He will also be remembered for all the wonderful speeches which tickled our funny bones. But Lalu will always be best remembered the Chara Ghotala or the Fodder Scam which sent Lalu to jail and Rabri,his wife, straight to the CM's chair.
During his regime most Bihar was living under the light of a LALTEN (lantern) which coincidently was also his party symbol. He lasted in Bihar for 10 long years and with all his devotion he sucked money out of the state and into his bank account. Now if you think that it's selfish act, think twice. Remember the weddings of Lalu's kids? It was a popular saying in those days: the place where Lalu marry's his kids, flourishes. So all the money he spent on those wedding might have been public money, but in the end it was the public who was gaining from it, right?
Well Lalu never thought that he will ever lose his hold on Bihar. Who would have thought that after 10yrs of love the people will forget him? Life was so much interesting in his times. Elections were never peaceful they always entertained people with nice fights. Who doesn't enjoy bit of an action? There was no electricity in the state. No electricity meant no work and full family time. Very bad literacy ratio as the kids never went to school, so more playing time and all-round grooming.
After all the wonderful gifts he just won 4 seats this time. It seems like Lalu’s era is truly over. Now Bihar is growing and doing better at uninteresting things like GDP’s and NDI’s. Life was much simpler in his time but sadly those are the times no one seems to be missing. This truly is the demise of Lalu, India’s best funny man ever.
Recently I came across a blog which was written in the form of an Obituary to Lalu Prasad Yadav called Once there was a man called Lalu. The blog is a tale of Lalu's rise to fame and his not so sad demise. Lalu or the Indian Politics' funny man was one of shrewdest brains of Indian politics. He was the man who changed the face of Bihar from bad to worse and of Indian Railways from a constant looser to a profit making machine.
He will also be remembered for all the wonderful speeches which tickled our funny bones. But Lalu will always be best remembered the Chara Ghotala or the Fodder Scam which sent Lalu to jail and Rabri,his wife, straight to the CM's chair.
During his regime most Bihar was living under the light of a LALTEN (lantern) which coincidently was also his party symbol. He lasted in Bihar for 10 long years and with all his devotion he sucked money out of the state and into his bank account. Now if you think that it's selfish act, think twice. Remember the weddings of Lalu's kids? It was a popular saying in those days: the place where Lalu marry's his kids, flourishes. So all the money he spent on those wedding might have been public money, but in the end it was the public who was gaining from it, right?
Well Lalu never thought that he will ever lose his hold on Bihar. Who would have thought that after 10yrs of love the people will forget him? Life was so much interesting in his times. Elections were never peaceful they always entertained people with nice fights. Who doesn't enjoy bit of an action? There was no electricity in the state. No electricity meant no work and full family time. Very bad literacy ratio as the kids never went to school, so more playing time and all-round grooming.
After all the wonderful gifts he just won 4 seats this time. It seems like Lalu’s era is truly over. Now Bihar is growing and doing better at uninteresting things like GDP’s and NDI’s. Life was much simpler in his time but sadly those are the times no one seems to be missing. This truly is the demise of Lalu, India’s best funny man ever.
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