Many remembered Bal Thackeray's crisp wit at a condolence meeting held last week at Shanmukhananda hall . BJP leader Gopinath Munde harked back to days of the Shiv Sena-BJP regime in the 1990 s.
Once , Munde recalled , Thackeray hurriedly summoned him to his residence 'Matoshree' and asked him to build a ropeway at the Raigad fort , a public amenity which, Thackeray insisted , was long overdue . As deputy chief minister in charge of the finance portfolio , Munde said the project was not viable . "In that case , the chief minister and the deputy chief minister aren't viable , too, with me and my remote control ,'' Thackeray retorted .
Munde and Manohar Joshi, who was then the chief minister , pulled out all stops to raise funds for the project . "A few years later , I was assigned the task of escorting (senior BJP leader ) L K Advaniji to Raigad ,'' Munde said and added , "I realized that the ropeway was a good idea-given my heavy gait .''
Another incident that those covering the Sena can instantly recall is the visit of a high-profile New Delhibased journalist to Matoshree a few years ago . After a prolonged interview which exhausted the scribe , Thackeray offered him warm beer and kebabs , and also drew his cartoon . "Take this,'' he said with flourish , "Do to this cartoon what you do with me-frame it and hang it.''
Compassion For All
The XIV Dalai Lama , who was in the city for the World Compassion Day , gave a talk on animal rights where he spoke at length on showing compassion towards all living beings . The spiritual leader then went on to say , with his trademark smile , "But I somehow find it difficult to show compassion to mosquitoes . These creatures suddenly come near me at night and their 'zzzzitt zzzzitt' sound wakes me up . My own relation with mosquitoes is not very good ; I lost my tolerance ."
During his interaction with mediapersons , Dalai Lama said his favourite food comprises simple , vegetarian south Indian dishes. Actor Anil Kapoor , who was seated next to him , quickly added , "Idli and dosa are among my favourite too."
Mast Kalandar
Life can be very strange . Two days after the most unwanted 'visitor ' from Pakistan was put to rest , giving closure to one of India's most nightmarish encounters with terror , another visitor from across the border arrived on a peace mission through music .
Sanam Marvi , a singer from Lahore , came to perform for the annual Sufi festival held at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, and to spread a message of peace and of insaniyat , the word that keeps cropping up in her talk . The lovely singer from a tiny town in Sindh , has a resonant voice that matches her older compatriot Abida Parveen , and has been a hit on Coke Studio .
After she landed , Marvi left the Mumbai concert organizers baffled because she didn't show up for several hours after . It turns out that she first made a stop at the Haji Ali shrine , where she sat and read the kalaam before proceeding with more worldly matters . "I also want to visit the Babulnath Temple and Mahalaxmi ,"she said , but this trip , she had to go back almost immediately , to her three little children . So , she hopes to come back soon , and harbours a great desire to sing for the talented trio - Shankar , Ehsaan and Loy.
No Comments?
The Tardeo RTO has been warning taxi drivers in the island city since one month now to either get their meters recalibrated or face punishment . Two days after the November 24 deadline for the purpose expired , the RTO cracked down on four cabbies and assumed that the very next day , there would be a huge rush of taxi drivers at the Worli test tracks for recalibration . Figure this. On November 26 , the day the cabbies were fined , 225 taxis had arrived at Worli for recalibration . The next day , the RTO officials were heartened to see a good number of cabs turn up in the morning .
When they counted the cabs till 225, an officer looked beyond - and there was just one more taxi waiting on the track . Not a single taxi came in the afternoon . The officers , who were expecting the number of taxis to at least double on Tuesday , had no choice but to quietly note down the final tally and pass it on to the media , attached with a subdued "no comments" .
(Contributed by Ambarish Mishra, Vijay Singh, Namita Devidayal and Somit Sen. Compiled by Rucha Biju Chitrodia)
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