Dear Dr Barad,
I came across this news report in the Bijness Stunted Quote: The granting of Bharat Ratna to Sachin Tendulkar is a grand conspiracy enacted by Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Dr Manmohan Singh. Faced with a strong challenge from the macho man from Gujarat, the Kangress Party hopes to sway the votes of all those below 40 years for whom Sachin is considered an idol. It was also secretly learnt that the Kangress gorment had also conspired to award Vishwanathan Anand, had he retained his World Chess title, with the Bharat Ratna so that all votes in Tamil Nadu would automatically go to the Kangress. Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Dr Manmohan Singh are also in touch with the weather gods to lower the temperature in Delhi so that a thick fog can hang around BJP supporters and cause invisibility. That would help Kangress sapporters reach polling bhoots and caste their votes phor their party. Unquote: I agree with you that Truth is bitter. So is Karela. I hope the Kangress party does not also think of awarding the scientist who discovered Karela with Bharat Ratna. That would be a bitter pill to swallow just like purgative. Regards, Marshall U. G. Barad: *Truth is bitter! The politics over awarding Bharat Ratna has put the* *beleaguered Kangress Party into bitter fix! Read more at: * *http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/was-congress-in-a-t <http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/was-congress-in-a-t>* *earing-hurry-to-award-sachin-the-bharat-ratna-113112000182_1.html* *The Grand Old Party knows well that Tendulkar will continue to be associated* *with its government in the public mind.* *As the nation is obsessed with who will make it to the Lal Qila (Red Fort)* *next August 15, the politics over Bharat Ratna — the highest civilian* *honour in India — has put the beleaguered United Progressive Alliance (UPA)* *government in a fix. At present, the Congress party wants that Sachin* *Tendulkar should send signals, direct or indirect, to the voters ahead of* *the 2014 election to support the party. Till the other day, the Bharat Ratna* *could only be conferred on an exceptional achiever from the field of art,* *literature, science and public services. Now, that has changed, thanks* *mainly to the efforts of Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken.*
