The Election That Might Make No Difference Whatsoever

What it is- With the Presidential Election in India just around the corner (or tomorrow) we have with us, ready to become the next namesake head president of the country- tribal leader (we're not being mean, he calls himself that) P. A. Sangma and ex Defense, Foreign and (most recently) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. Observers believe the latter is almost a shoe-in for the post, with this final post being almost a "graceful sendoff" marking the beginning of the end of his long, active and respected political career. 


What we think- "If an African-American can become the president of America, why can't an Adivasi become the President of India?" Sangma's words, not mine. To be absolutely honest, it reminded me of the time Rakhi Sawant announced to an amused media that Katrina Kaif had copied her moves from Sawant herself to produce hits like Sheila and Chikni Chameli. Not relevant in the least, I'll admit, but I never promised relevance at all times. The moral of this irrelevant comment, however, being "kahaan Katrina aur kahaan Rakhi", or in this case- Sangma and Obama. Other factors, too, work in favor of Mukherjee, a very prominent one being that people are celebrating his resignation from his previous post as Finance Minister. If it takes him becoming President to quit being Finance Minister, so be it! Again, not my thoughts, although I don't know how much I disagree (or agree) with the general consensus. Icing on the cake for Mukherjee? Even Didi (Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal and Obstinate Extraordinaire) has finally given him her blessings.


-Lassie


cartoon source: http://www.manjul.com/index.php/2012/05/08/presidential-polls-pranab-mukherjee-emerges-frontrunner/