Byzantine intrigues
There is an atmosphere of Byzantine intrigues in Isbad these days. The mind boggles at the sheer volume of rumours that are doing the rounds. Many of these have to do with whodunnit to Mr Chairman. Some people say the late lamented Big Ben’s Hubby spent a fortune and lined up with disgruntled elements within The Great Khan’s horde to air the lady’s video. This so that Hubby could discredit and paralyze his nemesis. The other rumour is some of The Great Khan’s erstwhile stalwarts, who were within Mr Chairman’s gunsights got together to do the needful. And so on and so forth. But the rumour that refuses to die down is that Mr Chairman has tendered his resignation which has not been made public. There will be a crisis if he steps down because the government and opposition will have to agree on a consensus candidate. And the final twist in this sorry tale is that to achieve a consensus, there will have to be some give and take with the opposition. Who will give and take what remains to be seen.
Fickle heart
We know The Great Khan has a fickle heart, and people fall in and out of favour very quickly. The latest victim of his fickleness is the captain of commerce, whose worth has fallen in The Great Khan’s eyes because he has told him some home truths, especially about the exploitative nature of the Sino-embrace. The same gent had cautioned The Khan about the unsuitable of A Sad Age for the job of finance czar. The Khan wasn’t a taker for such advice back in the day and later learnt the truth of it to the country’s cost. Beware, all ye beaters of bad news!
Sartorial sense
We hear the family of a close colleague of The Great Khan has presented him with a set of custom made Sherwanis for his official duties. And he’s smartened up as a result of this kindness.