Scene 1 - Police commisioner's office
Mumbai Police constable to commisioner: Sir... Sir...
Commisioner(Yawning): What is it khote?
Constable: Sir, RAW chief on fone, Sir.
Commissioner: Tell him we already know Mumbai will be attacked... some time in future(chuckles).
Constable told RAW chief but now looks at commisioner with wide eyes
Constable : No, Sir... he says Mumbai is under attack now.
Commisioner(frustrated): O no! not again! why Mumbai? The whole of India is left open for them to attack. Why they have to come under my ass, and blast it off. Had to pay so much for this posting u know khote? ok how many bombs this time. If its 5 then I can still save my already red ass.
Scene 2 - PMO
PM secretary :Sir, Sir...
PM: Yes Yadavji, what is it?
Secretary: Sir terriorists in Mumbai...
PM (while chewing a mouthful) : ok, how many bombs this time? Do we have my sympathy speech ready? and ya, do not forget to include some Pakistan bashing and also about how resillient India is and the history that we have been attacked so often and still going strong. And somewhere fit in that because of congress we grew at 9 percent.
PM (to himself): if these guys keep on striking so often, I will run out of my cliches!
Scene 3, 10 Janapth -
PM to Sonia Gandhi: Hello Madam, may i have a few minutes from your schedule? Its a matter of grave consequences for India.
Madam: Wait I am watching Kyunki Saas bhi Bahu thi. Call be in 10 minutes.
PM: Yes madam!
PM (after 10 minutes) : Madam, Mumbai has been attacked again, Madam.
Madam: O no! Again the lalus and paswans will start shouting; again give them some ministries. PM ji, I tell you we need to ask one of these terriorists to bomb them.. (laughs). Anyway we have a few crores left don't we? Give 1 crore each to the deceased and yeah the distribution committee should be headed by my cousin-in-law's son.
Scene 4 - The coalition
Sonia to lalu: Namashkar laluji, I am sure you came to know about the Mumbai mishap.
lalu: Yes, Yes........ We know all.... nothing will happen, India is great! Right Madam?
Sonia: Yes ofcourse, you are its brightest son, it definitely has to be greatest. But Laluji, I was hoping that may be we should show some solidarity this time and not start government bashing from the onset. Its election year you know and elections in Bihar are so far off. Its best not to hurt each other.
Lalu (thinking...): Hmmm, Soniaji, I would say we should say drop our home minister.... As you know somebody has to go... and how about making me the next home minister in the next term? You are right, lets support each other, for now all I want is a different perspective for CBI which doesn't include me.
Scene 5, The opposition -
Advani: This is a bumper year for us. Until last year I was running out of the issues I could raise against the government. Christian bashing hardly got any response. So many blasts in such short time - terriorism is my golden goose. May be just for the want of change people will vote us.
Vajpayee: But what is happening.....
Vajpayee: .....is not happening good. What are you going to answer.......
Vajpayee: .......... to this nation. you don't even know how to stop these attacks
Advani: Interesting point. We can just blame the government and see to it we do it long and loud enough. May be break a mosque here and there and finally stage some riots. Then field a strong muslim cabinet - THE CHANGE WE NEED.
Scene 6 Press room-
Press room journalist to editor: Sir another terriorist attack, bigger than before. Its our own 9/11.
Editor: Wow.. I love journalism. The day we run out of ghosts stories to tell a big news happens!!
I hope you have those sob stories ready? I really like that mom crying for her son. Get that on air immediately and in the mean time get someone to cover the incident. Especially ask some survivors how are they feeling!!! Ya, give me a name for this.
Journalist: Name... how about 'atank ke pujari ne mumbai ki mari'?
Clerk: Sir Sir, how about 'terror ka raaj in oberoi and taj'!!
Peon: Sir I got one, Press bani trash!
Scene 7, Home -
Husband watching TV: good another attack happened. Now for a few days we can feel safe again... I am not taking my car tomorrow Rekha... we will travel by trains.
Rekha: Yes Yes and also do some shopping for festivals tomorrow, who knows when the next bomb goes off and we get such a chance.
Husband on call (assuring): Yes mummyji, we are ok. You can rest assured.
Mummy: Ah thank god, the children are safe. Lets sleep now!
Scene 8, After a few months -
RAW: Another attack expected on delhi... be alert... listen to us!!! When and how still being worked out...
Police constable khote: Sir, I can't find mumbai attack file. Pakistan is asking fot it.
Commisioner: O thats ok, give them that of the last time...
Politicians: Flood, hindu-muslim, reservations, nuclear deal......
Common man: Leave it yaar, This is India, noone listens. Why should we bother?
IT professional: Sign a petition online, light a candle online, hold hands online.... hey mumbai attack anniversary coming up, its a long weekend, what say?
Front page news: Bomb blasts rip Delhi.....
