Look before you...
Politics is in the air. Everybody is discussing elections and the politicians are giving our T20 world cup stars a serious run for their money. Of course, if there is a buzz around a subject, then the great gems will always be found on Mumbai’s local trains. The other day, this diarist was travelling in a first class compartment when he couldn’t help but overhear two fellow commuters having a fiery discussion about how the present central government’s days were numbered and how it would also bring all those corrupt leaders to justice. “All those fellows who were taking bribe, will be sent to jail now,” said one of them. Their conversation was interrupted at that precise moment by the ticket checker, who sought to see their tickets. Our rabble-rousers suddenly turned meek. Both of them were in possession of railway passes that had expired the week before!

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