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G`old'en House Ring out the old, ring in the young

The clamour is for young blood in politics. We saw it during the Congress spectacle at Hyderabad with the demand for Rahul Gandhi getting vociferous. We saw it earlier in the rise of youthful leaders like Sachin Pilot and Varun Gandhi. But what about the golden oldies?

G`old'en House

Let all the politicians be accommodated in a political old age home. We can call it the G`old'en House on the lines of Upper and Lower Houses of the Parliament to give them a semblance of being in power. The old politicians can earn a living by staging political plays, political gimmicks and schemes and also displaying the symbols of the different parties that they changed in their political life. Also include a judicial court on the premises of political old age home to enable tainted Ministers to carry on further proceedings and continue to be in the limelight.

S. Raghuveer,

Vaddeswaram, Guntur dist.

Scandal School

Open a school for scandals and appoint all old politicians as teachers. Or hire them to destabilise anything on the surface of the earth. Or just tell them that old age is a bar in politics and they will die of the shock and this will facilitate the elimination of the oldies and the entry of young blood.

S.M. Basha,

Kurnool

Never-ending saga

Let Sachin Pilot or Rahul Gandhi go to the golden oldies in the guise of a `powerful swamiji' and instruct all the golden oldies that they should watch any of the TV serials till the last episode if they want to have better prospects in the party cadre. Finish. They'd end up glued to the idiot box for the serials never end.

K. Usha Kalyani,

Nellore

Real race

Adjust the election procedure code to make 400 mt. running and 80 kg weightlifting compulsory for a person contesting as MP or MLA. Then all octogenarians will be eliminated.

Seeram Rambabu,

Velangi

Magic spell

The battle-hardy politicians will not think of leaving politics. So the youngsters have to seek the help of swamijis and babas and learn techniques like vaseekaranam etc. They should invite all the oldies for a veteran politicians felicitation function and with he help of vaseekaranam manipulate them into forgetting politics and wedding spirituality. They must be sent to various ashrams.

P.N.V. Ramana Babu,

Tirupati

All in the family

History has shown that sons and sons-in-law are the right remedy to cure the ambitious rulers and politicians. Befriend them, pursue them to throw a net over their mamashree and pithashree under which they will crumble and lie flat. Ensure they take their spouses into full confidence.

Hari,

Secunderabad

Glucose ki shakti

Old politicians need to have a lot of energy to remain fit. So a bill must be passed in Parliament emphasising that all politicians above 50 should eat only glucose for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

They must also be admitted to Indian Military Academy for rigorous training. They will resign the next day.

J.N. Gupta,

Secunderabad

Blood transfusion

To get a senior politician vacate his chair or politics is a Herculean task. So, by all means it is better if he undergoes a blood transfusion. Young blood huh?

Santa Goteti,

Visakhapatnam

`Parasite Niche'

Introduce some fabulous retirement schemes like giving them mansions in Switzerland, London and New York. Tourism Department shall open resorts named `Parasite Niche' for retired politicians throughout the country. Also introduce a very attractive scheme in which their portfolios are allotted to their own kith and kin.

T.V.B.B.G. Sarma,

Visakhapatnam

Grave reminder

Old politicians need to be reminded that they already have a leg in the grave. So make a graveyard behind the Parliament which will always remind them about they growing old and because of fear of death they will not be seen in the parliament and hence in politics.

Pradeep Kumar

Secunderabad

Prehistoric playground

Build a park on the lines of Jurassic Park and drop these ancient creatures there. They will spend their retirement in contentment roaring and barking at each other with glee.

Bernard Thangasamy

Madanapalle

Vaddeswaram, Guntur dist.

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