Your move, Mr PM

Tata group Chairman Ratan Tata was a surprise trending topic following a letter he wrote to PM Manmohan Singh, exhorting the latter to restore government credibility and implement promised reforms. Bharti Singh tweeted: ‘I wish Ratan Tata would become the PM.' Pranjal Sharma added: ‘Tata seeks committed decision-making instead of noisy, futile and destructive arguments on policy reforms.' According to a certain Suraj, ‘Most industrialists say what advances their business concerns and Ratan Tata is no exception. A lot of businessmen have lost touch with reality.' There was also this comment from News Laundry: ‘Ratan Tata tweets in PM's support. Makes sense. You can't be an entrepreneur in India without being an eternal optimist.'

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Also making headlines was Rahul Gandhi's decision to jump into active politics. Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai tweeted: ‘So Rahul Gandhi says he is ready for a bigger role. How about saying it on camera? And being a little more direct?' Doctor at Large commented: ‘Rahul wants to play a proactive role in Congress affairs - now there is no chance for the Congress in the next elections.' There was this from Purba Ray: ‘Rahul Gandhi is the best thing to have happened to the BJP.' According to Geetika Rustagi, ‘He gets everything on a platter without doing anything. What a shame.' Finally, from Faking News: ‘He has been misquoted. At the UPA dinner, he just asked for a bigger roll. Bread roll.'

Now you know
What do girls really hate? That topic was discussed for a while, prompting these among other revelations: ‘Being the third person in a relationship', ‘being ignored by the ones they love', ‘liars', ‘guys who tell them to calm down' and ‘fat thighs.'

The last word
From actor Anupam Kher: ‘Rajesh Khanna gave us a crash course in romance. He introduced us to a special twinkle in the eye that made us feel good about ourselves.'

- Lindsay Pereira is Editor, MiD DAY Online