This is not a sacrifice Madam!

Dear Ms. Sonia

First off, I would like to congratulate on the euphoria you have managed to create on your resignation from the MP and Chairperson of National Advisory Council. You have successfully managed to create this for the second time. Some media houses called it 'springing a surprise', some called it 'sacrifice' and some even drew cartoon with a halo around your head. It is indeed a good show. Everybody must be thrilled at this performance.

Alas, not me. And I hope several millions in India who know what actually happened. I know that your first act of renouncing the Prime Ministership was also not an act of sacrifice either. It was merely an act of saving your face. When the questions of your citizenship and some intricate details were raised during the national debates, the President requested you to furnish certain documents that made you uncomfortable. Fearing that -I don't know what- those documents may leak to the press and embarass you, you have decided to 'gracefully' withdraw the claim to the chair. Lo, the media called you Saint Sonia and the cries of a few citizens were drowned in the loud euphoria created by the thousands.

This time too, the same happened, but with less credibility though. The Congress cadre completey missed the point when they worked on ousting Jaya Bacchan from the Rajya Sabha. Your intense desire to avenge the Bacchans blinded the cadre's forsight and the ax fell on Mrs. Bacchan. Later when the spotlight fell on you, because you too hold an office of Profit, the trouble started. In the past few months, your government has been quite casual in fiddling with the constitution and the same happened. What you did in Jharkand and Bihar attracted strong wrath from the Supreme Court to the extent that President openly regretted having signed to dismiss the Bihar assembly.

So the top-brass of the Congress began to brainstorm and decided to bring in an ordinance to make it possible for a member of Parliament to hold another office. But later, the legal opinion suggested that this ordinance will only be applicable to the appointments made from date the bill is passed and hence will not save you. The ordinance was then changed to giving the Parliamentary Affairs Ministry the power of 'deciding' which is the 'office of profit' and which isn't. This caused enormous stir in the Parliament and led to Mr. Ravindra, a member to take this issue to the President. Fearing again that President, once bitten on Bihar, may resort to legal means, which will force you to resign, you have decided to take the call.

This in my dictionary, is not defined as sacrifice. It is defined as a face-saving exercise. At best, it can be called a smart proactive move.

When you renounced the Prime Ministership, I have not thanked you because you were never meant to take the seat anyway. Now, I have a word of advise. Please do not play around with our constitution again. Your government has been bitten thrice on this. And do not rely much on the media worshipping you. Thankfully, since very few people in our country read, the personalities the media has projected in the past have magnificently lost the elections.

And finally, don't take that halo drawn above your head seriously. You know it doesn't belong there.