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That Shashi Tharoor’s ministerial stint can be summed up in four words: Twitter. Glitter. Sputter. Quitter. — B V Rao

By B V Rao
The BJP’s Madhya Pradesh chief minister is also angry with Twitter Minister Shashi Tharoor.  He has said that Tharoor has no right to be a minister. “I believe that in a democracy people are God. To refer to them as Cattle is an insult to them. And I believe such a person has no right to be a union minister,” he said (The Hindu/PTI).

Shivraj says People are God. One of the BJP’s core beliefs (there are many floating around these days) is that the Cow is also God. And Tharoor says People are Cattle. So look at the situation we have on our hands: People are God. Cow is God. But Cow is Cattle, too, and Cattle are People as well. By this simple equation People are Cattle too and everybody is God. (Childhood math: If X=Y and X=Z, then Y=Z) continue reading…