'Eyes too lie' - by K.J.S.Chatrath

I got up this morning and half asleep got hold of today's newspaper and made my self comfortable in my favourite chair. Soon a cuppa arrived. I opened the news paper, then folded it for a better grip. A few quick sips of tea but I was still half asleep. And then I saw this photo:

What the hell! यह क्या हो रहा है। I asked myself. The Hon'ble Chief Minsiter of Haryana being physically gagged! Or was he being force-fed? I never knew law and order was so bad, I told myself. मेरी नींद एकदम गायब हो गयी. My hands started trembling and I put the tea cup down.

Let me read it carefully, I decided. When I opened the fold of the paper the mystery got solved atonce.

The full, unfolded picture showed a hand holding a plate full of laddoos. Now the truth dawned. मान्यवर मुख्य मंत्री जी का मुंह मीठा करवाया जा रहा था.

मेरी जान में जान आई. में आराम से कुर्सी पर टांगें फैला कर चाय की चुस्कों भरने लगा और बाकि की ख़बरें पढ़ने लगा. ....

Yes, sometimes the eyes too lie.

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