The Malt March Strikes

A reader had commented on my previous entry as to how long can Gujarat live with this hypocrisy of prohibition. As if on cue, Mr. Dinesh Hinduja, leader of THE MALT MARCH decided to prove this hypocrisy. Union textile minister Shankersinh Vaghela went on a hunger strike under full media glare to protest against the governments liberal policies towards alcohol. Unfortunately, he forgot that he is not the only old hand at manipulating the media. Mr. Hinduja walked up to him and asked him to swear on the Bagwad Gita that he had never broken Gujarat's prohibition laws under the same media glare. Caught unawares, all he could tell Mr. Hinduja was to put the book away. He later tried to explain it away saying that he has drunk in other places etc etc. All I can say is three cheers Mr. Hinduja. Let us hope I can say it many more times to him and to my friends in the days to come.