The elephant is trying to get back into the tent. Perched on his shoulder is the monkey, Bajrangi. After voluntarily confining himself to trumpeting, the elephant wants to be in the thick of action. He feels that mere trumpeting is not getting him the much-needed respect.
Naturally, Rakshas is a worried man. But more worried are the rest of the people. PMOTB was telling me that he wants to resign. I could not understand why. He told me that the elephant would be a menace if he enters the tent. He is sure to trample on a few clowns. The other residents of the tent are perplexed.
In the battle that will ensue, whom does one support? This is one battle where non-alignment won’t work. Both Rakshas and Jumbo believe in the George Bush principle: If you are not with me, you are against me.
But I personally feel that some exciting times are ahead. Let’s watch the fun from the sidelines making both Rakshas and Jumbo feel that we are with them. But I think, I would do anything to get rid of the monkey perched on Jumbo. Bajrangi is the biggest menace for the clowns. He is the plague and plague has to be eliminated.
Yesterday, I witnessed a strange sight. Rakshas was walking hand-in-hand with Pile-on. The Hill Goat was telling me that he has never seen this happen in at least a year. It’s like the nuclear deal that has brought BJP and the Left on one side. The difference is that the nuclear deal is good; what we have is the nuclear bomb dropped on Nagasaki (complete with exact name)
There are no winners in a nuclear war, so why does the Ring Master do such things? Suggestions are invited on what is in the Ring Master’s mind. I am clueless. Jumbo was to tell me that the Ring Master has been encouraging him to get back into the tent instead of shitting around the circus premises. But Pile-on told our correspondent that Jumbo is haggling for a designation and wants to be back on the show.
Meanwhile, he seems to have given an assurance to Bajrangi that he will see better days. Condemned to watch Fancy Friday’s chapped backside, Bajrangi is hoping for better days. And he has started a PR exercise too: "I heard you were not keeping well? How are you now?" I actually turned around to see if he was addressing someone else. Here was Bajrangi standing in his National Anthem playing posture smiling from ear to ear. I could not understand why he was so concerned about me all of a sudden. Later, I got to know that he has been doing this to everyone.
Our correspondent reports that he literally keeps tabs on Ms Morality. As soon as he sees her go to the loo, he leaves the room and waits outside till she returns: "That was a nice heading" "Thanks for correcting the mistake in the graph" Bajrangi is making the extra effort to be a gentleman. Why?
PS: Comments and suggestions invited to make this more interactive. Monologue is very boring to read.