Humour and honours
The write-up “2009 honours list” by Amar Chandel (Spectrum, Jan 3) was found to be a stunning piece of satire. All the personalities and celebrities mentioned earned despicable notoriety.Kuldeep Bishnoi, besides a Ph.D in politics, deserves another award as lover of the year-2009 for his immortal role in the Chand-Fiza episode. The Monica Lewinsky Trophy for Extracurricular Excellence to Tiger woods by Bill Clinton was simply outstanding. The witty writer touched the light note when he proposed this year’s R.K. Sharma medal for meritorious police service to be given to SPS Rathore by N.D. Tiwari. KARNAIL SINGH, Kharar II The writer beautifully brought out the hollowness and fickle nature of our leaders, administrators and custodians of law. The caricature, accompanying the write-up, was of top-notch quality, which prompted one to have a hearty laugh. The writer didn’t spare anyone, irrespective of his/her rank and reputation. From Mayawati to Barack Obama, SPS Rathore to N.D. Tiwari, all were painted with the same brush. Once in power, Indian politicians remain busy in amassing wealth at the expense of the people whose lot they are supposed to ameliorate. Leaders like Mayawati love self-glorification and squander public money on unproductive projects out of whim. Rathore and his cahoots, the protectors of law-abiding citizens, tear the law into smithereens to grind their own axe. Indeed, it was a hilarious composition. TARSEM S. BUMRAH, Batala
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