At the outset, pardon my French. I mean every word of it.

What is the difference between politicians and vultures?
(answer at the end)

As I sit to write this blog, I have this inescapable feeling, nay, knowledge that blogs like these, articles and write-ups from thousands of other humans will matter not a wee bit.

125 human beings – that’s ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE MOTHERS, DAUGHTERS, SISTERS, FATHERS, SONS, BROTHERS – 125 human beings have so far lost their lives in the latest terror attack on Bombay.

I just saw our khadi-clad b*****ds on TV and they was saying: “This is a dastardly and cowardly attack on India’s secular fabric. We will deal with it firmly. We will take up the matter very strongly with our neighbors.”

Our bastards after last time’s train bombs: “This is a dastardly and…..” After the Ahmedabad bombs: “This is a dastardly and…..”
After Delhi, Bangalore, Assam: “This is a dastardly and…..”

Tomorrow morning, we’ll see the assorted thieves-in-arms say that “no matter what the terrorists try to do, they can never kill the spirit of Bombay!” Except, they’ll call it Mumbai.

One or all of our illegitimate “Daamaads” (sun-in -laws)will get in on the action in a few days and ask for an inquiry into the police/army/NSG action against the terrorists – “Was too much force used?” - they will ask. “What was the need for the police to shoot?” – they will astoundingly ask!

The families of Mr Hemant Karkare, Mr Salaskar, Mr Kamthe, along with the families of the other policemen killed, will be given an ex-gratia payment of a few lakhs, which will be handed over by a minister at a public ceremony, while looking into the cameras.

Thereafter, the families will be forgotten and will spend the rest of their lives running from pillar to post and bribing their erstwhile colleagues to get their promised jobs or petrol pumps or school/college admissions or an appointment with the Mantri (Ministers). Unless they can be used at the next election.

The policy of ‘highest posting for the highest bidder’ in the police and other bureaucracy will continue as-was, merit be damned. The best and brightest of the forces will, naturally, be allotted to the netas’s (Leaders) security, yes, even two-bit ones. No matter who wins the next election, they will accord each other all manner of increased security cover ranging from A to Z and continue the obscenity of having a hundred men guard one person of their’s, and having one person guard a hundred thousand of our’s.

Debates will continue in parliament on the necessity of giving a dozen eggs to soldiers as part of their ration, or, whether it is necessary for policemen to get the latest bullet-proof jackets, while proposals to change the MP’s/MLA’s cars to Honda City’s will be passed without discussion, except possibly about the trim levels of the cars.

WE, THE PEOPLE.

We will forget the events of last night as soon as either the next killings happen, or Shahrukh Khan’s or Akshay Kumar’s next movies release, whichever comes first.

WE, THE PEOPLE.

We will go back to voting for our religion, our caste, our neta. The fact that he has done nothing for anyone except himself will cease to matter – it never has – “At least he’s from our community!” – we will say.

WE, THE PEOPLE.

We will turn our anger towards easier, more visible targets, example the bhaiyyas or the muslims or the christians or the hindus, anyone who can be identified and attacked – the assorted Thackerays and Yadavs and Singhs will thrive once again.

WE, THE F*****G PEOPLE!

We will live like rats, and we will die like rats, ‘cos that’s we’ve become.

Oh yes, to answer the question I posed at the beginning.

(Our netas have started coming into Bombay (in separate aircraft, mind you – we are encouraged to use public transport) to get into the action with photo-ops at the hospitals, pulling away even more policemen from the crime scenes.)

The answer – A vulture will not touch flesh that is still warm.

THAT, my dear fellow impotents, is the difference between a neta and a vulture.