Guest guest Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 ----- Forwarded Message ---- Anupam Shil <anupamshil GYANGUNJ <GYANGUNJ > Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:27:40 AM [GYANGUNJ] Story of Ant and Grass Hopper An Old Story: >> >>The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and >>>> >>laying up supplies for the winter.. >> >>The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool and laughs & dances & plays the >>summer away. >> >>Come winter, the Ant is warm and well fed. The Grasshopper has no food or >>>> >>shelter so he dies out in the cold. >> >> >>Indian Version: >> >> >>The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and >>>> >>laying up supplies for the winter. >> >>The Grasshopper thinks the Ant's a fool and laughs & dances & plays the >>summer away. >> >>Come winter, the shivering Grasshopper calls a >> press conference and >>demands to know why the Ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed >>while others are cold and starving. >>NDTV, BBC, CNN show up to provide pictures of the shivering Grasshopper >>next to a video of the Ant in his comfortable home with a table filled >>>> >>with food.. >> >>The World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be that this poor >>Grasshopper is allowed to suffer so? >> >>Arundhati Roy stages a demonstration in front of the Ant's house. >>>> >> >>Medha Patkar goes on a fast along with other Grasshoppers demanding that >>Grasshoppers be relocated to warmer climates during winter . >> >>Mayawati states this as `injustice' done on Minorities. >> >>>> >>Amnesty International and Koffi Annan criticize the Indian Government for >>not upholding the fundamental rights of the Grasshopper. >> >>The Internet is flooded with online petitions seeking support to >> the >>Grasshopper (many promising Heaven and Everlasting Peace for prompt >>support as against the wrath of God for non-compliance) . >> >>Opposition MPs stage a walkout. Left parties call for 'Bengal Bandh' in >>>> >>West Bengal and Kerala demanding a Judicial Enquiry.. >> >>CPM in Kerala immediately passes a law preventing Ants from working hard >>in the heat so as to bring about equality of poverty among Ants and >>Grasshoppers. >>>> >> >>Lalu Prasad allocates one free coach to Grasshoppers on all Indian Railway >>Trains, aptly named as the 'Grasshopper Rath'. >> >>Finally, the Judicial Committee drafts the ' Prevention of Terrorism >>>> >>Against Grasshoppers Act' [POTAGA], with effect from the beginning of the >>winter. >> >>Arjun Singh makes 'Special Reservation ' for Grasshoppers in Educational >>Institutions & in Government Services. >>>> >> >> >>The Ant is fined for failing >> to comply with POTAGA and having nothing left >>to pay his retroactive taxes,it's home is confiscated by the Government >>and handed over to the Grasshopper in a ceremony covered by NDTV. >> >> >> >>Arundhati Roy calls it ' A Triumph of Justice'. >>>> >> >>Lalu calls it 'Socialistic Justice '. >> >>CPM calls it the ' Revolutionary Resurgence of the Downtrodden ' >> >> >>Koffi Annan invites the Grasshopper to address the UN General Assembly.. >>>> >> >> >> >> >>Many years later.... >> >>The Ant has since migrated to the US and set up a multi-billion dollar >>company in Silicon Valley, >> >> >>100s of Grasshoppers still die of starvation despite reservation somewhere >>>> >>in India, >> >> >>. >>......AND >> >> >> >> >>As a result of loosing lot of hard working Ants and feeding the >> >>grasshoppers, >>. >>. >>. >>. >>. >>. >>.. >>. >>. >>. >>India is still a developing country…!!! > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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