Moody and his French connection (satire)

Moody was in a pensive mood. He was alone in his chamber and was shuffling a pack of cards. He loved to play the game of Patience once in a while and, when the bug bit him, he would switch on the ‘DO NOT DISTURB’ sign and busy himself playing cards.
He was always a loner and Patience was his favorite game.
Suddenly his phone rang. It was his new found French connection Francis Highland. Both of them had shared plenty of thoughts while riding the Delhi Metro.
‘Oi Monsieur,’ Moody said.
‘Kemchhey?’ Francis wanted to show off his skills.
‘Saruchhey,’ Moody replied. ‘Tell me - what do you have in mind now?’
‘I want to sign one more MOU,’ Francis replied.

‘About manufacture?’
‘Yes – manufacture of those delightful yellow, fluffy, mouthwatering dhoklas,’ the Frenchman said. ‘It will be a joint venture. Your manpower and expertise and my profits. You make in India, I sell in France.’
‘Good, we’ll add it in our agenda.’
Francis Highland cut off the phone and suddenly there was a discreet knock on the door.
Moody quickly gathered the cards, shoved them in his table drawer and switched off the ‘DO NOT DISTURB’ sign.
The door opened and Jet Lee peered in.
‘May I come in?’ he asked.
Moody stroked his nicely cropped beard and waved him in.
‘I want to congratulate you on being the most popular leader of today,’ Jet Lee said.
‘I know. But, right now I have something else on my mind,’ Moody twirled the pencil in between his fingers. ‘You can share it with me. I’ll keep it a secret,’ Jet Lee assured.
‘I want to make some changes in the portfolios of my ministers,’ Moody said. ‘So many months are over and even now there are a number of slots vacant. That is not correct.’
‘How will changing portfolios solve the problem? You will, actually, need more ministers.’
‘No. I want to give the present ministers additional responsibilities. Like the river cleaning ministry. The concerned minister loves cows. I want to club both.’
‘But – cows have been taken over already by Someday Baba – you now him, don’t you? He is the man who produces gobar gas and uses it to generate electricity for his noodles factory. He also has his men drawing up plans to send a mission to the Moon using gobar gas as fuel.’
‘I love my ministers,’ Moody looked pleased. ‘They are going out of their way to create a new culture where anything foreign is taboo – except, of course, the bullet train and the Rafael fighter planes. We can also accept foreigners in our ceremonial parades. But – we must not imitate their dress codes or food habits. All those short revealing dresses and beef are not our culture.’ (to be continued …)


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