Another reason I will be supporting France
The first was mentioned here. NDTV now brings to us pictures of congress workers supporting Italy in the world cup.
Why? Sonia Gandhi is Italian born. Simple really!
Party workers offered prayers at the Choti Patan Devi Mandir in Patna for Italy’s success against France on Sunday.
“We are praying for Italy to win because this is Rahul Gandhi’s maternal home,” said Rakesh Kumar Tillu, general secretary of the Bihar Youth Congress. The yagya featured a football and a specially invited priest…
… The youth congress workers who organised it have also promised to distribute 100 kilos of ladoos in the city if Italy does indeed win the World Cup.
You want to be in the good books of Sonia Gandhi, especially if you are a congress worker. So with the world cup fever catching on, what better way to please madame.
If Calcuttans can support Brazil and Argentina, why can’t congress workers support Italy? Or why can’t BJP join Dhoomk2 in lamenting Holland’s loss and Simi Garewal join me in supporting France (they do play in white as well) for that matter?
Heh.
Update: Gaurav blogs about it here.
Tags: FIFA World Cup 2006.
July 8th, 2006 at 12:56 am
A very good analogy indeed!
July 8th, 2006 at 2:21 am
Nice!
Heights! Never heard of naything more stupid, well wait. Heard plenty. btw, nice picture of Sonia.
July 8th, 2006 at 7:58 am
I’ll be for France - they have a desi on the bench in Vikash Dhorasoo… and of course I’d like to see some of the Zidane magic against the Italian diving team. What makes the Congress think that Sonia follows football anyway?
July 8th, 2006 at 1:06 pm
he he he
July 8th, 2006 at 5:10 pm
Me not related to the French but me support them. Hope the Italians loose..real bad.
July 10th, 2006 at 5:07 pm
Sharda: Thank you.
Confused: Yeah I loved the picture as well. :)
Mosi Lager: We did see some Zidane ‘magic’ then.
Sakshi: Didn’t happen sadly.
July 16th, 2006 at 9:09 pm
The week that was
And no my support for Italy does not carry any political baggage.