05-12-2006, 02:55 PM
Hilarious. Sad part is that the joke's on common man.
The land of the freebies
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Politicians made more news for their promised 'free gifts' than anything else.
Free rice. Free clothes. Free gold. Free land. Free colour televisions. Free gas stoves. Free bank loans that needn't be repaid -- free this, free that and free what not.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The DMK couldn't have thought of a more original gift since Karunanidhi's family via his grandnephew Kalanidhi Maran (Union IT MInister Dayanidhi Maran's elder brother) owns the Sun TV network, Tamil Nadu's dominant television channel.
Tamil Nadu, a state that holds great affection for filmstars-turned-politicians, has the distinction of having television channels owned by arch political rivals Karunanidhi and J Jayalalithaa, who owns Jaya TV.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Electricity is a sop politicians absolutely love. God alone knows how they think they will pull this off but don't they all dangle this promise in election after election in state after state?
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Karunanidhi has decided to relieve them of this work of gathering firewood. He is going to give them gas stoves instead.
But his electorate will have to buy the gas cylinders themselves. A gas cylinder costs Rs 2,000 and the gas Rs 320 which is going to increase by a whopping Rs 50.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->This is not the first time Karunanidhi has anounced such a scheme. When he became chief minister in 1996 he announced Rs 10,000 for a girl's marriage.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->All you wise people of the DMK, can you please tell us where are you going to get these two acres of land from?
More importantly, who is going to pay for this?
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The land of the freebies
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Politicians made more news for their promised 'free gifts' than anything else.
Free rice. Free clothes. Free gold. Free land. Free colour televisions. Free gas stoves. Free bank loans that needn't be repaid -- free this, free that and free what not.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The DMK couldn't have thought of a more original gift since Karunanidhi's family via his grandnephew Kalanidhi Maran (Union IT MInister Dayanidhi Maran's elder brother) owns the Sun TV network, Tamil Nadu's dominant television channel.
Tamil Nadu, a state that holds great affection for filmstars-turned-politicians, has the distinction of having television channels owned by arch political rivals Karunanidhi and J Jayalalithaa, who owns Jaya TV.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Electricity is a sop politicians absolutely love. God alone knows how they think they will pull this off but don't they all dangle this promise in election after election in state after state?
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Karunanidhi has decided to relieve them of this work of gathering firewood. He is going to give them gas stoves instead.
But his electorate will have to buy the gas cylinders themselves. A gas cylinder costs Rs 2,000 and the gas Rs 320 which is going to increase by a whopping Rs 50.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->This is not the first time Karunanidhi has anounced such a scheme. When he became chief minister in 1996 he announced Rs 10,000 for a girl's marriage.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->All you wise people of the DMK, can you please tell us where are you going to get these two acres of land from?
More importantly, who is going to pay for this?
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