When is the final sacrifice?

When is the final sacrifice ?

Wonder what is the most dreaded event in a babu’s life? His retirement! Ever seen a babu after retirement? Overnight he shrinks and becomes half a man. The miserable soul withers away, abandoned by fawning friends and obedient flunkies. Depression strikes him once he realizes that the adulation and reverence disappears after “superannuation”. I wonder who invented this deceptively harmless term that in effect sentences him to spend his sunset years in utter loneliness.

But not so for “Pyari dear”. This babu who was grand old man’s trusted lackey plays a decisive role in the Queen’s era. No major appointments, deals, promotions are done without his nod. In fact, he has become an institution all by himself and as Anon rightly claimed, closeness to the PIMP (Pyari Institute for Miserable Pigs) ensures a golden path for his chamchas.

Both netas and babus vie for his attention and many a babu has got lucrative postings and protection due to his blessings. The top departmental babus wait for his green signal before signing important files. A group of so called Pyari group MLAs religiously gather at PIMP every day for feet licking, which no doubts boosts the old babu’s flat ego.

The Queen loves this delightful state of affairs! Pyari is the shield behind which the queer peeps! If anything goes wrong, he can always blame Uncle since he is the one who decided.

He is the party’s one man think tank and attends all meets and advises the party members about all political affairs………from handling the opposition to gathering crowds. The grapevine says that slush money from all large govt. purchases are delivered at Saheed Nagar as he is the sole party fund raiser.

This wonderfully clever arrangement ensures that the Queen can truthfully claim that he is clean since he doesn’t touch the loot himself!

Due to his ruthless politicking, he is the most hated man by party men who resent a man who has never fought an election in his life. The netas are livid that an ex-babu controls the party! I agree since, this must be the only state in the country where a babu has become more powerful after retirement!

I was present at a gathering where BJD netas were betting upon the size of the angry mob which would ransack his plush residence, should the party be unseated. And I bet the biggest crowds would be sent in by the dissidents!

For quite a few months, Uncle was cannon fodder on the front page of the leading Oriya daily which went after him hammer and tongs! Then the wise man decided to fight back. He came up with an Oriya daily whose circulation even after 2 years is laughable! The editor is a well known notorious cheat who is on the run after whacking a couple of crores from the ORHDC and fleecing gullible flat buyers in fraudulent real estate deals. Hiding under Uncle’s arms ensures protection for this chor who should have been locked up inside Jharpada long ago. And Uncle always talks about freeing Orissa from corruption!

The hypocrite never loses an opportunity to mouth platitudes to the poor tribals of the state and how his heart cries for them. At the same time, he doesn’t blink twice before ordering district collectors to shoot down unarmed tribals protesting against eviction for steel plants.

Once he said that he would “like to be born as a tribal in his next life!” He forgot to mention ………“and be displaced by the Naveen Patnaik government.” Somebody should tell the devil not to strain his weak pace maker driven heart so much… otherwise it may crack up!

Election means mela time at PIMP. The all powerful Uncle decides the party tickets since the Queen hates to deal with zarda and gutka chewing smelly netas. I have heard credible stories of how aspirants have to lick his cracked foot soles for the party ticket.

And after the party man is elected with a sound mandate, the wily fox sets up the MLA’s main party rival to cut the ground under his feet. He doesn’t want him to last beyond 5 years lest he became too powerful and fail to dance to his tune!

I hope you folks remember his shocking Machiavellan strategy during the last polls. He replaced most elected MLAs with unknown newcomers! To him, every MLA is perfectly dispensable just like a use and throw three rupee disposable syringe!

Almost all the big mining and steel deals used to be finalized by him before the banias met the Queen. However, nowadays big ticket deals are thrashed out at Delhi far away from the prying eyes of local hacks.

When it comes to the crunch, I am sure, the Queen will shame Moses in making the final sacrifice! With his fake smile, he shall not hesitate to throw Uncle to the wolves, if ever he needs to make the ultimate move to fool the 40 million Oriyas!