HRD Minister Arjun Singh who took up the task of "de-communalising" syllabi with much fervour last year has now decided that that fifty percent seats in AMU should be reserved for Muslims. Ram Vilas Paswan, another self-declared champion of Indian Secularism (is there any dearth of such guys?), sank his own boat by stubbornly demanding that only a Muslim should become the next CM of Bihar. If these are not instances of gross communalism, then what else do we call them?

For some strange reason I have never understood this animal (or shall I call it a serpent?) called Indian Secularism. May be I am just not good enough at logic.

Not having blogged in some time has made me out of touch with writing. I had to scratch my head for long but still couldn't find the right words to write a two-line blog.

Horse-trading of better type?
Hearing Manmohan Singh justify the decision of dissolution of Bihar assembly as "done to stop horse-trading of the worst type", one would be curious to know what in his opinion is horse-trading of better type? Although Manmohan Singh, being a man of some dignity, may refrain from answering such a question, many within his party would be audacious enough to say that it is what they achieved in Goa.