ranscripts of interview with Pinko Pansy Prakash Karat.
Vikrant: Hello guys this is Vikrant Singh here and this afternoon we have here a very special guest; Mr Prakash Karat the CPI strongman who is here in London for… well for some study tour.
Karat: Oh well get on with it.. dont have much time ya know.
Vikrant: Ok… Here we go… So what is your stand on Airport moderisation.
Karat: Well we are all in for modernisation. But government should not privatise the airports under the guise of modernisation.
Vikrant: So what do you propose with regards to airport modernisation?
Karat: Well we think that the government ought to hand over modernisation work to AAI.
Vikrant: But AAI has comprehensively failed in this aspect. India is probably the only major country in the world with cowsheds for airports.
Karat: On the contrary i think AAI has done a great job in running the airports. And also it is the only organisation in India with experience in building and maintaining airports.
Vikrant: (sigh) But.. Mr.Karat AAI cant maintain a clean toilet let alone modernise and maintain and airport conforming to international standards.
Karat:: No you communalist swine. WORNG!!! WRONG!!! India needs to think about agriculture not airports.
Vikrant: Communalist?
Karat: Imperialist.
Vikrant: (sigh) Ok we’ll move on, we’ve got more contentious bones to chew today.
Karat: Huff…
Vikrant: Well what about FDI in retail sector. India remains the only major economy in the world to remain closed to FDI in retail sector.
Karat: (jumps to his feet) FDI IN RETAIL!!! Never…
Vikrant: But surely Letting in retail chains like Tesco or Sainsbury’s would bring in lot of jobs, wont they?
Karat: Kiddie… those jobs come at the price of thousands of small retailers.
Vikrant: But Chinese experience has been otherwise. Small retailers actually increased with the opening up of FDI in retail, isnt it?
Karat: Well theres a difference between India and China…
Vikrant: Dont you realise Mr.Karat what is good for China ought to be good for India?
Karat: (to producer) Whered’ya find this Smart Alec.
Vikrant: (sighs again) oh well… Mr.Karat dont you think you militate against India’s national interest by insisting India vote against any anti-Iran resolution in UN.
Karat: Really what national interests?
Vikrant: Well isnt it hypocritical of you to support Iran which is a theocratic state with utter disregard for even basic human rights as opposed to United States.
Karat: All that matters is that they are Non-Aligned.
Vikrant: Non-Alignment my foot. C’mon Mr.Karat surely even you by now must have understood the futility of Non-Alignment.
Karat: No you capitalist (edited).
Vikrant: But what made you suddenly go soft on Iran-referral issue.
Karat: Not saying…
Vikrant:: Oh puhlease Mr.Karat.
Karat: Will you promise me you wont tell anybody.
Vikrant
in Indian Liltating accent) God promise.
Karat: The yellow sahibs agreed to support Iran referral, didnt they?
Vikrant: Yellow sahibs?
Karat:: Do i have to spell it out for you?
Vikrant: Yes.
Karat:C-H-I-N-E-S-E. There you go. Satisfied (looks at his watch).
Vikrant: (gasp) Ok lets wrap it up.
Vikrant: Well I heard tell that the only Viagra pill sold in Delhi was bought by you… :rofl:
Karat: As a matter of fact i did. Brinda reckons it workds far better than Ramdev’s hodgepodge Ayurvedic aphrodisiac brew.:rofl:
Vikrant: (Coughs) Thanks for sharing that err.. interesting fact with us Mr.Karat. So nice of you to have come on my show.
Vikrant: Hello guys this is Vikrant Singh here and this afternoon we have here a very special guest; Mr Prakash Karat the CPI strongman who is here in London for… well for some study tour.
Karat: Oh well get on with it.. dont have much time ya know.
Vikrant: Ok… Here we go… So what is your stand on Airport moderisation.
Karat: Well we are all in for modernisation. But government should not privatise the airports under the guise of modernisation.
Vikrant: So what do you propose with regards to airport modernisation?
Karat: Well we think that the government ought to hand over modernisation work to AAI.
Vikrant: But AAI has comprehensively failed in this aspect. India is probably the only major country in the world with cowsheds for airports.
Karat: On the contrary i think AAI has done a great job in running the airports. And also it is the only organisation in India with experience in building and maintaining airports.
Vikrant: (sigh) But.. Mr.Karat AAI cant maintain a clean toilet let alone modernise and maintain and airport conforming to international standards.
Karat:: No you communalist swine. WORNG!!! WRONG!!! India needs to think about agriculture not airports.
Vikrant: Communalist?
Karat: Imperialist.
Vikrant: (sigh) Ok we’ll move on, we’ve got more contentious bones to chew today.
Karat: Huff…
Vikrant: Well what about FDI in retail sector. India remains the only major economy in the world to remain closed to FDI in retail sector.
Karat: (jumps to his feet) FDI IN RETAIL!!! Never…
Vikrant: But surely Letting in retail chains like Tesco or Sainsbury’s would bring in lot of jobs, wont they?
Karat: Kiddie… those jobs come at the price of thousands of small retailers.
Vikrant: But Chinese experience has been otherwise. Small retailers actually increased with the opening up of FDI in retail, isnt it?
Karat: Well theres a difference between India and China…
Vikrant: Dont you realise Mr.Karat what is good for China ought to be good for India?
Karat: (to producer) Whered’ya find this Smart Alec.
Vikrant: (sighs again) oh well… Mr.Karat dont you think you militate against India’s national interest by insisting India vote against any anti-Iran resolution in UN.
Karat: Really what national interests?
Vikrant: Well isnt it hypocritical of you to support Iran which is a theocratic state with utter disregard for even basic human rights as opposed to United States.
Karat: All that matters is that they are Non-Aligned.
Vikrant: Non-Alignment my foot. C’mon Mr.Karat surely even you by now must have understood the futility of Non-Alignment.
Karat: No you capitalist (edited).
Vikrant: But what made you suddenly go soft on Iran-referral issue.
Karat: Not saying…
Vikrant:: Oh puhlease Mr.Karat.
Karat: Will you promise me you wont tell anybody.
Vikrant
in Indian Liltating accent) God promise.Karat: The yellow sahibs agreed to support Iran referral, didnt they?
Vikrant: Yellow sahibs?
Karat:: Do i have to spell it out for you?
Vikrant: Yes.
Karat:C-H-I-N-E-S-E. There you go. Satisfied (looks at his watch).
Vikrant: (gasp) Ok lets wrap it up.
Vikrant: Well I heard tell that the only Viagra pill sold in Delhi was bought by you… :rofl:
Karat: As a matter of fact i did. Brinda reckons it workds far better than Ramdev’s hodgepodge Ayurvedic aphrodisiac brew.:rofl:
Vikrant: (Coughs) Thanks for sharing that err.. interesting fact with us Mr.Karat. So nice of you to have come on my show.
