What A Rape-Presentative Poem by Bashyam Narayanan

A regional party it is
Till recently it had national role to play
By being a part of the ruling alliance
It is a party led by a lady
Elder sister is how she is being addressed
So simple she was
Three years since the party is ruling the state
And the lady leader heading the government
The recently concluded parliamentary election
Saw a majority of the contestants of this party getting elected
Her government has so far demonstrated
Least tolerance to criticism
A professor was sent jail
A police station was raided
A student got beaten mercilessly
Party workers' behavior is also undemocratic
The list is ever improving with
More and more events getting reported
But, our lady leader says it is all media-woven fabric
But the recent videoed event
Shows a representative of her party saying
That he had been a goonda for long now
And he would teach his political opponents
A lesson, which can be a deliberate physical attack
And he will not mind sending his boys
To rape the family members of the opponents
And destroy them as a revenge
Believe, he is representing over a six lakh voters
And he is a honourable member of parliament
The party is still examining the video footage
And yet to decide the action to be taken on him
It is a shame that a representative
Chose to address the public for a meaningless applause
With such a down-grade utterance
What a rape-presentative