Incident 1 -
Aunt: Vimala, did you vote?
Maid: Ayyooo no Amma.
Aunt: Why?
Maid: Nobody gave us any money, nobody gave us sarees, why should I vote for anybody? I won't vote.
Incident 2 - (Occured about 15 years ago)
Mom: Lakshmamma, did you vote?
Maid: Amma, the "hand people" came and gave us fifty rupees, then the "lotus people" gave us fifty rupees......
Mom: Aha, so what did you do?
Maid: Niyattirbeku Amma (One should have integrity, Amma)..... So I voted for both of them.
[Both incidents true, names changed, and offered without comment.]
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ReplyDeletetoo good! Just so hilarious!!
ReplyDeleteLOL! Real life can be so much more funnier. Well, more power to the world's largest, er, democracy!
ReplyDeleteMore, Shruthi more!
LOL. Sigh, where is our society headed - sometimes make me wonder.
ReplyDeleteha ha .. ridiculous, mockery, truth whatever it is, it is funny and strangely sad.
ReplyDeleteMaid: Akka, I will come a little late tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteMe: Why?
Maid: I have to go for voting. It will become crowded later
Me: Ok
(Next Day)
9:00am
Maid: Akka, you haven't gone for voting yet?
Me: No (still a little lazy on a Saturday morning). Will go a little later.
Maid: Akka, go fast.. else somebody else will vote in your name. Why do you want to loose on your vote? If we all don't vote properly how will a right person get elected and do good work for us?
Me: Speechless!
P.S: I was seriously wonder struck by her "maturity"!.
How true!
ReplyDeleteSo, obviously you voted huh? I did too :)
Ha Ha Ha ............ too good.
ReplyDeleteAaah..what will happen to this country
ReplyDeleteIf incident 1 is a recent one, that seems like an improvement - not giving money for voting!
ReplyDeleteFunny post!
lol.. Good one :)
ReplyDeleteThis is the unfortunate face of Indian democracy. Sadly educated middle class and the affluent do not come and vote to smash this mockery.
ReplyDeleteIt's common knowledge that the number of educated thinking middle and upper class voters far outnumber the poor in cities like Bangalore. Since this majority do not vote, the undesirable minority voice carries the day.
The poor voting percentage in Bangalore, inspite of an unprecedented campaigning by NGOs, voluntary organisation, corporates and media -- was truly surprising. Never ever before has there been such a coordinated targeted mobilisation educating the voters on why they should vote.
I wrote a a piece in The Times of India on Monday (page 6) on Why I voted even though I detest the current crop of polticians. The unabridged first draft is on my blog. May be you could have look at it...
My maid complained that before the elections, a party had given its worker Rs.5,00,000 to distribute to the people of her locality, but he used it to construct a house for himself!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo she decided not to cast her vote !
I liked incident #2 the most --- "free" and "fair" elections!!
ReplyDeleteHow did electronic voting machine allow the second lady to vote for two symbols?
ReplyDeleteThis could have been possible before EVMs were introduced, not now.