‘The Tribune-Chatterati’ 5th.April.2010

Drawing room Delhites are busy trying to keep tabs on the Common Wealth Games. This is a favourite pastime in Delhi circles today. Suresh Kalmadi’s apt reply on who’s going to be the face of the Common Wealth Games was well taken by some. It has to be a sportsperson and a young face and not a repeat of old Amitabh Bachchan of the Asian Games he indicated. It is as if the love-hate relationship that Amitabh and the Congress have is being carried on. And it cannot be that Amar Singh can remain out of it all. Delhites still cannot after many many years fathom – What is Amar Singh all about?
The Bachchans’ have a history of being in the way of Gandhi family controversy. It began when the Bofors case came up. Now Jaya Bachchan has for once not sided with her ‘dear brother’ Amar Singh. But obviously she is still busy humoring Mulayam Singh Yadav. Her Rajya Sabha seat is about to expire and she represents the Samajwadi party. The Bachchans’ also realize that there is no other political party that can accommodate Jaya Bachchan in the Rajya Sabha. The famous trio Amitabh, Anil and Amar which were known as Amar, Akbar, Anthony in Delhi circles seems to be in troubled waters now. So many people are now watching the Amar, Akbar, Anthony trio relationship closely as to see what the future holds for them and where they land.