Flyswatting

Public support is growing for Anna Hazare following his detention at  Tihar Jail today.  Several celebrities have expressed solidarity with the veteran Gandhian’s crusade against corruption. Sri Sri Ravishankar, the founder of  Art of Living, called on Mr. Hazare at the Tihar Prison late tonight but was turned back by Mr. Hazare as the meeting time intervened with his bedtime.  Not disappointed by the spurning, dangled from gate of jail complex, plunged into crowd, giving a quick preview to his next course Art of Flying.  Close on the heels of Mr. Ravishankar’s visit, Bollywood diva Mallika Sherawat and hunk Emraan Hashmi tweeted that they would descend on the  Tihar red carpet tomorrow and perform in sheer clothes to show their support for transparency. Not to be left out, Salman Khan tweeted that he would perform in private parties for any number of Members of Parliament if they voted for the Jan Lokpal bill.

The Government on the other hand has a massive problem on its hands. Quickly after arresting Anna and 1200 other detainees, Mr. Kapil Sibal proclaimed that most protesters courted arrest only because they liked the free food in the prisons. Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad, another cabinet Minister who has long believed that television is cure to all problems in India, said the Government plans to counter the growing movement by telecasting free pornography on all Doordarshan television channels for the next 5 days.

The script took a different turn when Congress Supremo Rahul Gandhi intervened and asked that Mr. Hazare be released. Dr. ManMohan Singh obliged with a Shahrukh Khan impersonation saying “Yes, Boss!”.

Meanwhile, Mr. Hazare has refused to leave Tihar even after being released . “I had let people at home know that I will not be coming home for dinner and no food joints are open here at this late hour. Besides that, it is well past my bedtime” said Mr. Hazare reflecting on the sorry state of night life of Chanakyapuri area, near West Delhi.