How the Left was tempered

50

On the day of the election counting Brinda Karat, CPI(M)'s first and only woman politburo member came for a live discussion on CNN-IBN. Before she went on-air, she said that the anchors should be clear and precise about what they ask. Good point given the kind of stupid questions that are asked on television. Her request was conveyed to the anchors. Earlier in the day in another live discussion on CNN-IBN she was asked if V S Achutanandan would be the front-runner for the post of Chief Minister in Kerala. Mrs Karat appeared irritated over the question. What she tried to say in her reply was the CPIM is not like other political parties. It is a sin to think about the idea of a frontrunner in the CPIM. The party is above everything and above everyone. Individuals do not matter in the CPIM. It is always the collective voice....

Jazz Run

1

A Jazz run, a blues walk, a funk groove, an alaap. For those interested in this please go to http://delhi.conversationtech.com/hftmusic/ SmallStory/abouthft.shtml Also, anyone any ideas about their live concerts in Delhi? ....