04-25-2009, 02:22 AM
Varun loses weight, but gains in stature
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Locked up in Etah jail for 20 days, Varun Gandhi
has gained some and lost some. The no-bed no-mattress isolation cell, âaimed at breaking his spiritâ has helped him shed off a few ungainly extra pounds. The BJP mascot has lost seven kilogrammes during his ordeal, his aids claim. But then he has gained much in stature.
âEverything, right from his rallies, election campaign, tours or speeches are being managed by the top leadership in Delhi...no local touch now...,â boasted one of them on Thursday. The best brains in the VHP are busy coining racy slogans to promote âBrand Varunâ. The pilot launch at Nawabganj rally on Wednesday has been more than successful. An enthusiastic party worker waving about a placard quoting a popular Bollywood ditty to explain Varunâs law-bound silence â â ham bolega to bologe ki bolta haiâ [[[[[[if I speak, then you will say that I talk back]]]]]â is said to have received standing ovation from the crowd. There could be many more telling specimens likely to follow in times to come.
The exploits of the 29-year-old âPilibhit Kesriâ (The lion of Pilibhit) have already caught the fancy of saffron bards in UP. During Lal Krishna Advaniâs rally in Lucknow last Sunday, one of the crooners belted out an Awadhi composition â â Farzi NSA laga Varun ko jail mein daare, tanik bhaiya chet karo â (awake and arise, Varun has been sent to jail under trumped up charges) dwelling on his trials and tribulations before going for the jugular of arch enemies Mayawati and Mulayam Singh. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Locked up in Etah jail for 20 days, Varun Gandhi
has gained some and lost some. The no-bed no-mattress isolation cell, âaimed at breaking his spiritâ has helped him shed off a few ungainly extra pounds. The BJP mascot has lost seven kilogrammes during his ordeal, his aids claim. But then he has gained much in stature.
âEverything, right from his rallies, election campaign, tours or speeches are being managed by the top leadership in Delhi...no local touch now...,â boasted one of them on Thursday. The best brains in the VHP are busy coining racy slogans to promote âBrand Varunâ. The pilot launch at Nawabganj rally on Wednesday has been more than successful. An enthusiastic party worker waving about a placard quoting a popular Bollywood ditty to explain Varunâs law-bound silence â â ham bolega to bologe ki bolta haiâ [[[[[[if I speak, then you will say that I talk back]]]]]â is said to have received standing ovation from the crowd. There could be many more telling specimens likely to follow in times to come.
The exploits of the 29-year-old âPilibhit Kesriâ (The lion of Pilibhit) have already caught the fancy of saffron bards in UP. During Lal Krishna Advaniâs rally in Lucknow last Sunday, one of the crooners belted out an Awadhi composition â â Farzi NSA laga Varun ko jail mein daare, tanik bhaiya chet karo â (awake and arise, Varun has been sent to jail under trumped up charges) dwelling on his trials and tribulations before going for the jugular of arch enemies Mayawati and Mulayam Singh. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->