A story on........

An old version of story....

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's 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.

The modern version ......

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's a fool and laughs, dances & plays the summer away. 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. BBC, CNN, EURO-NEWS, NDTV, FOX NEWS 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.

The World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be that this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so? Arundhati Roy stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house. Amnesty International and Koffi Annan criticizes the Government for not upholding the fundamental rights of the grasshopper. The Internet is flooded with online petitions seeking support to the grasshopper. Opposition MP's stage a walkout. Left parties call for "Bharat Bandh" in West Bengal and Kerala demanding a Judicial Enquiry. Finally, the Judicial Committee drafts the Prevention of Terrorism Against Grasshoppers Act [POTAGA]", with effect from the beginning of the winter. The ant is fined for failing to comply with POTAGA and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the Bush Government and handed over to the grasshopper in a ceremony covered by BBC,CNN, AAJ TAK and NDTV. Arundhati Roy calls it "a triumph of justice". Koffi Annan invites the grasshopper to address the UN General Assembly...

Now you must have got what the story is all about...
RESERVATION or QUOTA!!!!!

Since a misconception rose based on the real author of this post; I would like to make things clear. Got this in the form of forward and I just posted it here in my blog.


Comments

Unknown said…
nice imagination...but i think its useless as the government is never goin to revoke the decision...
6:11 AM
Manoj said…
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6:21 AM
Manoj said…
Janani...awesome imagination dear...my kisses...

hey, if it is really YOUR creativity, I suggest you post this article on regular media as well... Irrespective of govt moves, it will atleast create the required awareness among public...

FYI, some of direct email ids of popular journalist who wud be interested to hear from u are here http://www.rekha.com/search/ITjourn.html

ONE TIP: Pls ensure that u r projecting Arundhati Roy's issue in right sense... If u r not sure, try giving some other examples...
6:22 AM
Janani said…
Oops....Sorry guys ..itz is not my imagination...I got that as a forward..found it nice and posted it here....:)
11:21 AM
Jaggy said…
Nice story da...
It shows Reservation is not affirmative action, its affirmative discrimination...
2:35 PM
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