Moody in the mute mood (satire)

Normally vocal Moody, does, at times withdraw into a shell and goes into the mute mood – especially when subjects with B (beef), C (corruption) or D (dalits and dogs) become the talking points of the day. In days gone by, when he was at the other side of the fence, he used to criticize and taunt elderly leaders when they went into the mute mode.
Moody has now realized that there are moments in the life of leaders when the proverb silence is golden is most appropriate.
If he had some close friends, they would have told him – a penny for your thoughts. But, again, they might not because the very word penny is foreign. Penny is of British origin like Miss Moneypenny, the secretary in the office of M who was the boss of James Bond.
Anyway, he had to get the story of the dalit boys and the dog. He just could not fathom the relationship and, hence, was disturbed. So, he summoned Vicky Singh – the man knew plenty about warfare and Moody wanted the lowdown on the dalit killings.

How did the dalit boys get burnt? Was it in some battlefield? Was it due to some dog that came in the line of fire? ‘Vicky,’ he asked. ‘Dalit means oppressed. Right?’
‘Yes,’ Vicky settled in the chair opposite Moody.
‘How did the boys catch fire? Was it due to firecrackers?’
‘I have no idea. Some say they committed suicide.’
‘Strange. I always knew that farmers committed suicides. Or – kids who fail in their exams. Or – girls who are let down by their boyfriends. Why then did the dalit boys commit suicide?’
Vicky shrugged his shoulders.
‘How did the dogs come into the picture?’ Moody now asked.
‘There we no dogs as such,’ Vicky said.
‘But I heard you had mentioned dogs.’
‘That was just to make a comparison. Tell me, if a dog goes out of control, people stone it to death. How can any government be responsible for that?’
‘Any idea why the boys caught fire?’
‘If you ask me - they must have been involved in some dangerous activity and paid the price. Probably making firecrackers – you know Divali is round the corner.’
Moody was listening in rapt admiration. He was lucky to have assistants like Vicky – they had an answer to every question, no matter how awkward. (to be continued …)

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