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Look who is speaking about communalism. The fellow responsible for the worst communal riot in India’s history (post Babri Masjid demolition). The fellow responsible for whipping up communal frenzy and the fellow responsible for the demolition of the Babri Masjid. The BJP’s perenniel Prime Minister in waiting, LK Advani with probably the best WTF comment of the year.

NDA’s prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani expressed surprise at the heavy communal overtones of the Union Budget. “It is a throw back to the Liaqat Ali days, the consequences of which are well-known,” he said.

Reacting to the Union Budget presented by the Union finance minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, Mr Advani said, “So far, the record of this government has been one of being long on promise and short on delivery. This year may not be any different.” Mr Advani said the highlight of the Union Budget was the waiver of farm loans, but it has come too late. It is also insufficient, he said. A large number of farmers had taken loans from private money-lenders. Arrangements should have been made to provide relief to them also.

The rate of interest on farm loans should also have been reduced to four per cent. The farmer should also have been covered under an assured income insurance scheme, he said.Farm loans are supposed to be remitted by June 30 this year, but the finance minister has said nothing about the administrative arrangements needed for such an exercise, Mr Advani said.

Above news courtesy: Deccan Chronicle

Picture courtesy: Outlook

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Ya, the paper tiger of Bombay is at it again. In yet another WTF comment on his 82nd birthday (God, why is he not yet dead?), he wants all houses in Bombay to be reserved for Marathis.

Reserve 50 per cent of the houses for Marathi manush (common man). Otherwise, we will launch an agitation and not allow even a brick to be laid,” Thackeray said.

He also said that it’s time for a Marathi to take over as the Prime Minister of India. He even dropped the name of a potential candidate, saying Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar was ‘prime ministerial material’.

Still wanna read the rest of his crap? Ok, click here.

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BJP became a mamoo for the zillionth time in its political career. No matter what the Karnataka CM, B S Yeddyurappa says, the truth is that BJP was hankering for power. Else, when Deve Gowda’s Janata Dal-S refused to transfer the power, they should have gone to the people and insisted on elections.

But then, the lure of power is so strong that BJP has proved that no matter what it says, its as corrupt, as morally hollow as any other political party in India.

As for Deve Gowda. Well, he is probably the worst person ever to do business with. Considering the flip-flops he does, i wonder if his wife and kids believe him.

Btw, Janata Dal-Secular’s only achievement in their 2.5 years in power? Changing the name of Bangalore to Bengalooru. WTF.

Full story of the Karnataka political drama here.

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Trust the Chinese to screw up the whole world…

Used condoms are being recycled into hair bands in southern China, threatening to spread sexually-transmittable diseases they were originally meant to prevent, state media reported Tuesday.

In the latest example of potentially harmful Chinese-made products, rubber hair bands have been found in local markets and beauty salons in Dongguan and Guangzhou cities in southern Guangdong province, China Daily newspaper said.

“These cheap and colourful rubber bands and hair ties sell well … threatening the health of local people,” it said.
Despite being recycled, the hair bands could still contain bacteria and viruses, it said.

“People could be infected with AIDS, (genital) warts or other diseases if they hold the rubber bands or strings in their mouths while waving their hair into plaits or buns,” the paper quoted a local dermatologist who gave only his surname, Dong, as saying.

A bag of ten of the recycled bands sells for just 25 fen (three cents), much cheaper than others on the market, accounting for their popularity, the paper said. A government official was quoted as saying recycling condoms was illegal.

China’s manufacturing industry has been repeatedly tarnished this year by a string of scandals involving shoddy or dangerous goods made for both domestic and foreign markets. In response, it launched a public relations blitz this summer aimed at playing up efforts to strengthen monitoring systems.

Above news courtesy: DNA

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More fun….

Pro-Taliban militants have forced shopkeepers in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province to ban the “un-Islamic practice” of downloading and storing ring-tones in cellular phones, with a Rs 10,000 fine for violators.

Two months ago, unknown militants issued threatening letters to shop owners in the market in Inayat Kalay, warning them to shut down their “un-Islamic businesses” or face bomb attacks.

Militants bombed a cellular phone market a few days ago in Inayat Kalay, around seven kilometres from Khar. The market housed 30 shops dealing in cellular phones.

Rest of the article here.

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