KAUN GUESS SLUMDOG?
You must have guessed by now the meaning of the title…(those readers who do not know Hindi “kaun” means ‘who’). ‘Kaun Guess’ is a play on ‘Congress’ which went overboard yesterday in claiming credit for the movie getting eight Oscars. I think they definitely have a right to take credit…..because without their active connivance the movie would not have been possible…..in sixty two years post independence of ruling the state (except for a brief period of 5 years of Shiv Sena rule), they have actively connived in perpetuating the slums and helping them grow in Mumbai. Mumbai should appropriately be re-named Slumbai! Just imagine if the Congress had actually governed we would never have had slums…..so no movie would have been made…..so no Oscar would have been awarded……so Kaun guess karo Slumdog…. I bet you guessed right!! But I cannot give you a million dollars for the right guess….so sorry. Slums in Mumbai are a huge vote bank….the electoral rolls get updated…..most of the middle class d...