A must read for all Indians.<\/p>\n
\nThe Ant and the Grasshopper<\/u><\/p>\n
OLD VERSION\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n
The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant\u2019s a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away. Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies out in the cold.<\/p>\n
MODERN VERSION\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n
The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant\u2019s a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away.<\/p>\n
Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving.NDTV, BBC, CNN show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food.
\nThe World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be that this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?<\/p>\nArundhati Roy stages a demonstration in front of the ant\u2019s house.
\nMedha Patkar goes on a fast along with other grasshoppers demanding that grasshoppers be relocated to warmer climates during winter.
\nAmnesty International and Koffi Annan criticize the Indian Government for not upholding the fundamental rights of the grasshopper.<\/p>\nThe Internet is flooded with online petitions seeking support to the grasshopper (many promising Heaven and Everlasting Peace for prompt support as against the wrath of God for non-compliance) .<\/p>\n
Opposition MP\u2019s stage a walkout.Left parties call for \u201cBharat Bandh\u201d in West Bengal and Kerala demanding a Judicial Enquiry.CPM in Kerala immediately passes a law preventing Ants from working hard in the heat so as to bring about equality of poverty among ants and grasshoppers.<\/p>\n
Lalu Prasad allocates one free coach to Grasshoppers on all Indian Railway Trains, aptly named as the \u2018Grasshopper Rath\u2019.<\/p>\n
Finally, the Judicial Committee drafts the Prevention of Terrorism Against Grasshoppers Act [POTAGA]\u201d, with effect from the beginning of the winter.<\/p>\n
Arjun Singh makes Special Reservation for Grass Hopper in educational Insititutions & in Govt Services.<\/p>\n
The ant is fined for failing to comply with POTAGA and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by
\nthe Government and handed over to the grasshopper in a ceremony covered by NDTV.<\/p>\nArundhati Roy calls it \u201ca triumph of justice\u201d. Lalu calls it \u2018Socialistic Justice\u2019. CPM calls it the \u2018revolutionary resurgence of the downtrodden\u2019 Koffi Annan invites the grasshopper to address the UN General Assembly.<\/p>\n
MANY YEARS LATER\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n
The ant has since migrated to the US and set up a multi billion dollar company in silicon valley.100s of grasshoppers still die of starvation despite reservation somewhere in India\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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OLD VERSION…<\/b><\/p>\n
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MODERN VERSION…<\/b><\/p>\n
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