The coalition years…by Pranab Mukherjee
This was in quick succession!…I had just finished the dramatic decade by him which was like a decade but not much drama!!…
This one follows that book with no change either in the narrative or in the outcome!…no secrets revealed, no controversy stated and being neutral is the in thing apparently!!!…
The book almost follows a set pattern of reprinting the diary of anyone who has penned down what he or she did that day!… sometimes you may get some deviations but that’s rare and not important!….At this rate the next book may even look into his dietary schedule!!
Lots of jobs have been done by Pranab Da as defence minister and then the finance minister and it has been tabled in kind in the book…..it goes without saying that those were jobs well done but that’s something expected from someone of the stature of Pranab Mukherjee…it’s like the Pilot announcing the he or she will be cruising at some speed and landing soon!…. and we in the plane are thinking, “whatever works buddy!… Just do your job and land the plane without crashing!!”
I guess after more than six decades of working and being with a single party and being the faithful worker it goes without saying that some recognition was due….in fact this is late… But then in our country it’s always better late than never…
The most interesting part of the book however (according to me of course!) Was the discussion involving GST, MNRGEA, the Lokpal Bill, ADHAR and the nuclear testing and NPT…..just to get the gist of these important events you can read the whole book!…
Of course it ends with his becoming the President and I am guessing since he is relatively free now, another book may be inthe pipeline!….and I fervently hope that it will not just be another Dear Diary of sorts…
The fight with Mam di was not even a Mole Hill!…..started with not even a bang and ended just as silently!….. barking canines analogy holds good here!….
A better book was the accidental prime minister!…if you have not read it then don’t read it yet!…. finish this first and then you can read that one to get the real picture!!…
What a coalition it was!….
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