The new President of the BJP, it seems is a talented man, hailing from Mumbai. Obviously he has a soft corner for Bollywood. At the BJP meet at Indore Gadkari tried to create a new harmony amongst everyone present by starting a sort of ‘Antakshri’ on stage; you had Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and some Ministers sing along.
We know that Atal ji and Advani are both big Bollywood fans. Atal ji was a great poet and has written many books on poetry but Advani started writing his biographies which actually created controversies which he could not get out of it.
Well using Bollywood lyrics took at the leadership conclave to sing with them has not gone well with many in the party. The new President, everyone now thinks it is quite clueless about the sentiments of the Aam Admi. His song was well chosen may be keeping in mind from where he has reached to where – ‘Zindagi, Kaisi hai paheli haaye, kabhi to hansaaye, kabhi yeh rulaaye’. No one ever expected Mr. Gadkari to take over as the BJP National President, so obviously this is a paheli not only for him but for others too. While he is laughing all the way the other senior leaders who were in line for the post are crying.
Whatever else happened at the Indore conclave Gadkari’s singing along with his colleagues over shadowed all other resolutions passed. This is a new sing song twist to mind-storming conclaves.
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Amitabh Bachchan became the ambassador for Gujarat some time back. And of course we have Rekha who has followed him there, can Rekha be far behind? May be he thinks his own charisma is fading. Now, the grapevine is Rekha will be walking the ramp to promote Patan Patola saris. It seems Modi is also pulling all Bollywood biggies to promote his state.
Patola are traditional double ikat silk produced in Gujarat. Patan is the only place in India where these expensive saris are produced. However, the designing of Patola saris is a dying art and the artisans are hoping that Rekha will once more make them fashionable.
He has roped in the melody queen Lata Mangeshkar to sing Jai Jai Garvi Gujarat when the state celebrates 50 years of its formation on May 1. Other celebrities will also appear in the video version that will be modeled on Mile Sur Mera Tumhara.
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Mostly all well-off families of India invite Ministers to opulent weddings to show their influence. Mixing politicians and bureaucrats is the big thing. But a Chief Minister is the icing on the cake. However, the Rajasthan Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot, made it amply evident recently that he was not amused by all this.
This is the first Chief Minister who while addressing a gathering of Gandhians in Jaipur said how upset and ashamed he feels when people come to his house with wedding cards which costs Rs 2000 each. They also spend Rs 1000 per plate in the feast when we have no money to help poor”. After all it was Gehlot who he allowed only 11 baraatis in his own wedding and also held a simple marriage function for his daughter. He added that if he attended such weddings he would also become as shameless as those who conduct them. We can be pretty sure that nobody will be sending him wedding invites for a while. And I do hope all other Politicians are paying heed and follow suit. It is always the leaders who can set examples. And Gehlot has always led a simple life and yet performed well and delivers too.
I have seen this man since ages in Chandigarh and Shimla.The in Chandigarh police arrested 52 year old Shankar Mehta aka Mehto from a government guest house. He had seen staying at the guest house for two months and had paid Rs 6,000 for staying there. He is a beggar who smiles at familiar faces. He flaunts the latest electronic gadgets; frequently visit Shimla and other tourist spots. The police recovered Rs 3,000 and a mobile phone from him at the time of his arrest. He was booked under the Prevention of Beggary Act.
Mehto told cops that he was planning to shift Shimla in summer. Originally from Raipur district in Madhya Pradesh, Mehto had left home in childhood. He has been begging since then and spends money on living lavishly. He was arrested in 2007 too. He was staying at a private hotel. The police had recovered a colour TV, a VCD player and various electronic items from him. He is known face in Shimla and Chandigarh.
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