Power By Proxy Poem by Aniruddha Pathak

‘Inner voice, sacrifice', you may quote,
Say, I care for no chair, let them note,
Say not, chair's warmed for heir,
Blames, crown of thorns to bear,
And never talk about my remote.
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The veil has lifted at last from a remote control of the Chair Person of a party in power for two terms. Enough is exposed in a book: The Accidental Prime Minister by his Press Secretary. The halo carefully cultivated has gone; gone has the air of inner voice of conscience; that she cares for no power and all false air of renunciation. It was power without accountability; she wanted to be a king-maker rather than king. The king was a rubber stamp. This piece depicts how she might brief her Press Chief to project her image.
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Happenings | 15.08.14 |