Skin loosened and face wrinkled with
age,
Furnishes He, the cover pages with his frozen smile.
While Satellites screen the “Making of Mahatma”,
Doordarshan humbly presents Attenborough’s “Gandhi”.
Special editions pour in with articles and archives
And supplementaries offered, their shares of the cake.
“Ragupathy ragava rajaram” fills the air,
to renew the spirit and redeem the soul.
Flags hoisted and due respect given,
Kalignar, Kalam and Manmohan recall Him
And convey messages of goodwill for the public.
Huge garlands ordered,
And Gandhi statues thronged.
Photographed and filmed,
Leave, the self-gratified ministers.
Evening news is all about
The x and y ministers
And their messages on the occasion.
The furore ends there,
And the World relapses into silence until next August.
After all, He did have his day.
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