Thursday, April 13, 2006

DIC(K)

Guys, look at the headline of this report appearing in a self-proclaimed national newspaper and decide whether the sub-editor in question is just being cheeky or is plain ignorant or is simply the kind who plays it safe by condensing the intro into a headline. Or is it just my mind which is being dirty? If that's the case, I am not to be blamed alone, for a friend passed this on to me. And that friend had it passed on by a friend of his.

If anyone is to blame, it is former Congress stalwart in Kerala, K Karunakaran. Couldn't he have thought of a better name for his breakaway party which didn't abbreviate as DIC(K) -- Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran)? As a sub-editor, I would find the bracketted 'K' to be highly suggestive and would avoid using the acronym in the headline. But Karunakaran is no sub-editor: he doesn't care what his party looks like or sounds like as long as he is able to thumb his nose at the Congress. Well, the DIC(K) thumbed its nose, and in retaliation the Congress hardened its stand. Now one doesn't expect DIC(K) to turn soft because of the Congress' hardened stand: that would take the fun out of Kerala's politics in the run up to the Assembly elections.

I wonder if Karunakaran and his son Muraleedharan are aware of the jokes (cracked and, perhaps invented, by Malayalam journalists working out of Delhi) that are rampant about their DIC(K): no, the jokes were invented long before they invented the new party.

9 comments:

AWY said...

ROTFL...
where do you come by such stuff?!??!?!

Prerona said...

:) reporters blog again this has become :)

Jo said...

I would love to hear those jokes. The circus that these guys play is absolutely disgusting to watch. I have always wondered about what they think of the people who put them into power.Agreed, the public does have short term memories, but how could these political leaders bank on that so confidentaly? One fine day you hear someone leaving a party, the next morning you see the leader who abused the opposition beg on his knees for a partership with the same party, and in the next, news that they are returning, surprise, surprise!!! Anyway, very boring, the political game in kerala...

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Kochukandhari said...

This is hilarious!! Everyday there's something or the other on DIC(K)that makes me giggle inside but this is the best yet!

HutumpaNcha said...

"Congress hardens stand on DIC(K)" Interesting :)

Kaps said...

DIC(K) is the most punned name in blogs these days. Newspapers are also trying to add to the fun.

Arundhati said...

Hahahahaa!

Good one, tiger!

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