Swear, aye countrymen

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I, Kamal Nath, do swear in the name of god, that it has become a habit (being a minister). I, Kamal Nath, do swear in the name of god, that I was in a hurry. I, Kamal Nath, do swear in the name of god, that I have always considered PP Patil as, well, you know...one of us (Hand on heart). I, Kamal Nath, do swear in the name of god, that I even forgot to put my autograph on the dotted lines. I, Kamal Nath, had reverence spilling out of the clasped hands for my supreme leader.

Swear, aye countrymen, in the name of god.

This was Rashtrapati Bhavan, in between 18.30 and 20.30 on Friday evening. Happy hours. Ministers swearing, in name of god or solemnly.

And in walked Amar Singh 10 minutes before Happy Hours started. Amar 'who'. Amar 'the saviour of Dr Manmohan Singh' last year, in July. Today Singh is King. So Amar and Mulayam limped ahead, could not find a front row seat, and almost stormed out only to be stopped by Diggy Raja. Digvijay Singh vacated his own seat.

After Happy Hours ended, both Amar and Mulayam won the 'Glum Face of The Evening" contest.

Another contender for the same award lost out. Blame it on his genes though. Lalu Prasad Yadav looks and talks funny even when he is dejected. So when Sonia and Rahul went to talk to him at high tea, Lalu could not resist stuffing a Rajbhog in Rahul's mouth. The prince did not know what to say. Immediately our man from Patna had that "take me in, make me a minister" twinkle in his eyes. Within seconds that turned to a a pale "I will do whatever you want" plea.

Rahul and Sonia promised to come and visit him. Lalu got the message. He announced loud and clear: "Main to chala Bihar. Lat aof Waark to do."

Thank god Laluji. Finally, you have realised that. Pretty late in life though.