Money for Questions and the Fallen Star

I have heard of people paying to get answers of exam papers in this country. But money for questions!!! Well one of the most popularized sting operations ever did just that, catch politicians taking money to ask questions in parliament. The sad part is that, this is not the first time this has happened. Well it is the first time someone has done a sting operation to this effect, but it has been happening for sometime now.

The price ranged from Rs. 5000 to Rs. 50000. The problem with the system is that the politicians who have been caught have blamed opposition parties to unknown forces, in tarnishing their image. And don’t be surprised if these people are let off with just a petty fine and warning, instead of suspending from the party and parliament and making them ineligible for any elections ever.

With the Indian team for the 3rd test having no place for the Captain courageous, Sourav Ganguly, it looks like he has played for the last time in Indian colours. If Ganguly makes a comeback into the team (and I mean by only his cricketing skills and not with any political pressure) from here, it will be truly commendable and also will show the new blood in bad light who have been given an opportunity to encash on their talent and youth.

With more than 10000 runs in One Day cricket and 5000 odd runs in Test cricket, he has proved his worth over the years. But in the last couple of years, there has been nothing substantial coming from his bat, though his captaincy has been undeniably remarkable. But this is not tennis where we can have a non-playing captain. The problem with having a Bengali superstar is that they won’t let this issue or any issues die down on its own. They will take emotions to the streets.

I like the songs of Parineeta. Pretty decent music for a first timer, Shantanu Moitra. Never heard of him before this movie.