Real peeves
We hear The Man of Steel is tearing his hair out, in exasperation with Mr Bean. The latter, given to outbursts from time to time, has some favourite whipping boys, amongst them the late lamented Big Ben’s party and the Quaid-e-Qiwam & Co. But he seems to be peeved with The Man himself, who is seemingly soft on the opposition. And at a visceral level, he’s peeved with The Man’s stance viz the khakis.
In conversation with our mole, an insider explained The Man’s tolerance for Mr Bean’s tirades. We hear Mr Bean, the only non-Kashmiri in the inner sanctum, commands the loyalty of scores of Rajput MNAs. Over and above that, he has developed cosy relations with the khakis which is always an asset in this country.
Travails & travels
Talking of which, we hear The Great Khan has been invited to visit Kabul by President Ashraf Ghani. Chatting with a friend and advisor about what he should say to Mr Ghani, the pal warned him in a lighthearted way, not to show his affection for the lunatic fringe, a tendency which earned him the soubriquet “Taliban Khan” not long ago. “But I’m not friends with them anymore”, said The Khan in his usual artless way.
We hear The Khan is also planning to visit Teheran, at whose invitation is not known. But in all this foreign affairing, his mentor and guide is once again SMQ, who seems to have regained lost ground. Not only has SMQ been proved right in his opposition to the match The Khan made which ended in ignominy, but his rivals appear to have been sidelined. This includes the famous duo, of which the Scotsman has been dueling unto death with the real estate baron, the prize being “leadership” of the Punjab, when the time comes. If the time comes.
Sources say The Khan is once again gearing up for a street agitation, and for once will not be averse to Hubby & Co joining his ranks. This too, we hear, is being brokered by SMQ etc.