Jottings - Slice of Life -257 ( The annihilation of Kamal, the amateur politician by the seasoned, articulate and intellectually superior Smriti Irani - in a recent Republic TV debate)
Jottings - Slice of Life -257 ( The annihilation of Kamal, the amateur politician by the seasoned, articulate and intellectually superior Smriti Irani - in a recent Republic TV debate) Thomas B. Reed, one of the most cherished Speakers of the US house of representatives ; known for his wisdom, arbitrating skills, justice and eloquence, once intercepted a member of the senate, who was debating at length without any specific purpose and told him “ Mr Russell, It seems you dont understand the theory of debate. The object is to convey to the house either information of misinformation. You have consumed several periods this afternoon without doing either”. On watching the debate between the Smriti Irani and the actor turned politician Kamal Hassan, hosted by Republic TV a week ago, and arbitrated by Arnab, I was reminded of Reed’s interjection whenever Kamal was given a chance to speak. The only difference between Russell and kamal was Kamal’s attempt to speak took more time, than actua