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Fasting fights
Jaspal Bhatti 

My wife gave me a fresh scolding after breakfast: "Why don't you sit on fast for a couple of days?" I asked her: "Are you tired of cooking?" She answered, "It is for your betterment. Just announce that you are protesting against Bollywood producers because they are not offering you good roles." I asked, "How will my sitting on fast help in enhancing my demand and worth?" She said: "Fasting has a great influence. It has been proven by Gandhiji, Anna Hazare, Narendra Modi and many others."

Narendra Modi observed a three-day fast for the cause of communal harmony. It may or may not have achieved its purpose but the fast definitely stole LK Advani's sleep. This means a fast is meant to disrupt someone's sleep. Anna Hazare's fast played havoc with Kapil Sibal's sleep pattern. But Advaniji believes more in rath yatras than fast for projecting himself as a prime ministerial candidate. His well wishers might be advising him, "Sir why don't you sit on a mobile fast on your rath? That will be twice effective in countering Narendra Modi."

A politician friend of mine wanted to sit on fast against corruption and he sought my advice. I asked him: "How can I help you?' He said, "You are my best friend. If nobody asks me to stop fasting in three days, please promise you will do so."

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