Don't mess with the poha
Updated On: 02 February, 2020 08:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Rahul da Cunha
The President of NPR, Batata (potato) Poha started the proceedings with pomposity, 'I would demand that you show us your proof of citizenship. Do you have the required documentation? Aadhar card? Voting? Driving licence?'

Illustration/Uday Mohite
The traditional 'poha' was pi**ed off. He puffed up his yellow chest to its full size and exploded—'I'm having a grain...sorry brain fade! How can I possibly be called Bangladeshi? That minister is crazy referring to us as immigrants? I have been on the breakfast table of millions of Indians for years. In fact, I am as much a common man's food in Maharashtra as the vada pao... my relatives are scattered all over the country. Now, I'm accused of belonging to another country! I fully protest."
A quick convention was called, comprising the five-member committee called NPR—National Poha & Rice—to understand this major issue that Poha was raising.




