Big battle
Big battle
Team Anna versus Team Manmohan versus Team Rahul. The agitation over the lok pal bill is, quite certainly, complicating matters within the Congress, pitting the younger leaders directly against the older leadership. For now, the youth brigade in the party seems to have scored a few brownie points, having managed to convince the party that a free Anna Hazare is far less dangerous than a caged Anna. But it is not all roses for the youth brigade either. Team Rahul believes that the setback caused by Hazares jail drama will have an impact on Rahul Gandhis Mission Uttar Pradesh. The Congress had recently emerged a serious contender for the attention of the middle classes in the state. But Hazare seems to have weaned many people away from Rahul Gandhis star appeal. With elections due early next year, the young Congress leader is losing precious time sympathizing with farmers in distant Maharashtra.
Bell the cat
A top leader belonging to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is in a predicament. His daughter has fallen in love with a Congress MLA. The father is not so much concerned about marrying his daughter to a member of a rival political party as he is about breaking the news to Amma. The wedding, if it does take place, would not be considered complete without the august presence of the Tamil Nadu chief minister. But that is bound to be a troublesome affair for the groom too would invite his own guests who would include state Congress leaders known to be an eyesore to the AIADMK supremo.
Better luck
Spin doctors and spokespersons in the Congress are drawing flak from all corners. But the prime ministers media adviser, Harish Khare, has managed to evade their cruel fate. Recently, he got a rare compliment from none other than the Bharatiya Janata Party chief, Nitin Gadkari. The two had a chance meeting during which Gadkari is supposed to have been told that age was on his side. The BJP leader showered lavish praise on Khares journalistic credentials and professionalism. To those eavesdropping on the conversation, both Khare and Gadkari sounded as though they were members of a mutual admiration society.
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