Dawn on the 4th day.

Scene cuts to MEdiA Culpa reporting from the frontlines and

jumping with joy…

MEdiA Culpa –“All terrorists have been killed and one has been captured. You have just
seen the last terrorist’s body falling out of the window, and in case you missed it, I have
put the shot on a loop to run 20 times each across 20 channels every 20 minutes. Here
you see the NSG commandos packed like sardines in their bus, being sent back to their
barracks and there you see Hey Ram Gopal Verma accompanying Lash Rao and Pitesh,
scouting for ideas for his next horr(or)ible movie. Lash Rao is now addressing the press,
lets listen in”
Lash Rao smiling and winking – “RR Futile has resigned listening to the ‘Pawar’ful
voice of conscience. I have told PhoenyaJi that IF she feels that I also have any moral
responsibility for the worst terrorist attack on the nation, I will reluctantly resign as well.
For the moment I’ll sit pretty in BombAway and anyway it will take a week of push and
pull before they find a substitute. Some of BombAway’s citizens might have died, but its
politics is alive and well”

Meanwhile the country is in high gear. Citizens are marching across the country, the fire
in their hearts and in their candles being stoked by MEdiA Culpa.
Warnow Goswami (MEdiA Culpa) – “It’s the handiwork of ISI, JUD, JEM, LET and all
other three letter worded organizations in Pak. India will not sit quiet, the time for peace
marches is over and we want action. Our three letter ones, UPA, NDA, INC, BJP, CPI,
RJD, BJD etc are useless but at least other three letter orgs like RAW, IAF, INA can do
something. We want action”

Scene cuts to the cabinet meeting at the seat of govt, 10 Janpath.

AK Nothinghoni – “PhoneyaJi, I’m busy in finding Lash Rao’s substitute, can you ask
Pranab MurkhJee to take on MEdiA Culpa and give some soundbytes – lots of sound and
probably some bites?”
Phoneyaji – “MurkhJee, please be on steroids for the next week, pass on some to Moony
as well. And Moony, nation’s eyes are tired from crying and need an eyewash, show Shi*
Raj Futile the door out, and while showing Chidu in, keep his abacus with you. And
people want some action, dig out that 2002 terrorist list and the 2003 demarche copies,
change the dates and signatory, call the Pak under-under-under-under secretary and serve
the updated demarche around news prime time”

Scene cuts to the Parliament. The proceedings are uncharacteristically quiet and
dignified. Although the speeches are re-hashed, it doesn’t quite look like our Parliament
as people for once, are bashing their neighbouring country rather than their immediate
neighbours.
AdWhiney Ji, the leader of opp (ortunity) –“My centre page Ad on terrorism couldn’t do
the trick, MEdiA Culpa will show this speech on a loop, maybe this will help. Moony, I
and NDA’s countless fractious partners are solidly behind you (with a dagger), divided
we have always stumbled through as a nation, united I don’t know what will happen. I am
only good at division and you will agree that I practice what I preach”
Moony, sipping on MurkhJee’s steroids – “Changa ji thank you for your s’port”
Chaloo Yadav – “Pak’s statements reek of cow dung. My train of thought is to milk this
opportunity well and pressure cook Pak with Brown-Rice Kerry diplomacy. If that
doesn’t work, get Zardari to Patna, I’ll get one of Rabri’s educated brothers to teach him a
lesson”
Moony – “Changa ji thank you for your s’port”

Foreign Leaders start visiting the sub-continent with four sets of talking points. Two sets
each for India and Pak, one for in camera proceedings and one for in front of camera
proceedings.
In India - Brown, Rice, Negroponte, McCain, Kerry – “Pak must act, Pak must act”
Moony – “Changa ji thank you for your s’port”
In Pak - Brown, Rice, Negroponte, McCain, Kerry – “Pak is our ally, Pak is our ally”
Zardari – “Changa ji thank you for your s’port”

And while the drama unfolds, life moves on staggering back to something close to
normalcy, Junta mourns and seeks solace, seeks answers, seeks protection and above all
seeks accountability from its rulers.
Will anything change for this Junta?
Or will the Junta change itself to bring in the required change?
Will Chidu, the accounting champion, become the champion of accountability?
Will the steroids work on Moony’s spine, currently lodged in PhoneyaJi’s hands?

To know all this, watch this space for the next episode……