Friday, July 30, 2004

Mr Natwar Lal

No, this is not about the crook,  who sold the Taj Mahal to a foreign tourist. This about an idiot who heads the Foreign ministry. Natwar Singh.

To me,  he appears to be Congress' counter part of Madan Lal Khurana.  Like Khurana,  he doesn't need an occasion to speak .  Foreign ministry is one of the most sensitive ministries,  that has to be handled with utmost care.  And when one have a hostage situation like this,  mind must know what mouth is about to speak.

Although,  being a former Ambassador and former Foreign Minister,  he forgot the golden rule of discretion before expression.  He called the abductors as bandits,  in the process  endangered the lives of the captives.  The abductors are utterly miffed and have threatened to eliminate the hapless victims. They have demanded an apology from the Govt.  Sheer embarrassment is stopping them from doing so. This is called shooting into one's own foot. Probably he should read Fredric Forsyth's The Negotiator to learn the negotiating skills.  

Earlier also, when he took charge of the ministry, he started harping  on the review of the ties with US and Israel.  The PM took a long time to gag him. 

My only request to PM, rather Sonia Gandhi is following. If unfortunately, by any chance,  these abductors kill the poor victims,  this guy should be immediately removed from the charge to save the countrymen from future troubles.

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