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And then, a few weeks on, came the 'Should we sign the N-deal' issue. The Left withdrew support from the UPA government on July 8, and today, the government seeks majority by a trust vote.
In fact, the last one week has been packed with performances by our esteemed leaders, that bettered (at least in entertainment value) the eight IPL teams and yes, even the mini-skirted, big-bosomed cheerleaders. Here's why the Indian Parliament League is manoranjan ka baap.
> A day-and-a-half of entertainment equalled a year-and-a-half.
> The IPL had many foreign players. There is only one erstwhile foreign player in the Indian Parliament League. And that player is so powerful that our PM does not drink water without her consent.
> The most expensive khiladi in cricket IPL â M S Dhoni â was sold for Rs 6 crore. In the political IPL, the minimum price is Rs 25 crore.
> Some of the IPL matches were said to be fixed. In the political IPL, the deal fixing is for all to see.
> The winning team â Rajasthan Royals â won Rs 4.8 crore in prize money and the trophy. The winning party gets to rule the world's largest democracy.
> The mud slinging between the netas in the Parliament League has far exceeded the entertainment given by the Ganguly-Warne and Bhajji-Sree brawl in the BCCI league. Moreover, God forbid if the situation gets out of hand, there are five jailed MPs who have been specially invited to 'take care' of the situation.
> Cricket IPL has 176 playing members and some cheerleaders to entertain people, while the political IPL has 541 MPs and many other cheerleaders to entertain the whole country.
> Sachin Tendulkar made a last-minute entry for his Mumbai Indians team, yet could not get his team into the finals. Similarly, in the political IPL, Mayawati made a dramatic entry, but will she meet the same fate as Sachin?
