Public’s First Servant

Pratibha Patil, our newly sworn-in president, calls herself public’s first servant. The signs are clear; by public’s first servant she of course means that she is seeking to become Sonia Gandhi’s first servant; and Manmohan Singh, who so far had occupied the coveted position, should start seeing red.

The question is whether she will be able to cross the sycophantic standards set by Zail Singh, he said that he will mop the floor if Indira Gandhi asks him to do so. I wonder what Pratibha Patil will do? I think Sonia Gandhi will ask her to cook some food, and probably may even reward her by asking Madam President to accompany her for her next trip to beauty parlour – after all, presidents do make good companions for trips to beauty parlour.

And yes, now Madam Gandhi will not need to nag our defence minister to request for Indian Air Force planes to carry her, she will simply ask Mrs Patil to take her to different locations in presidential luxuries.

Good move Mrs. Gandhi – I suggest you even try teaching her Italian so that you can give instructions to her in public without degrading the dignity and sovereignty of the highest office of the country.