The President Is Coming, is coming is coming..!
“..On Africa state visit, grandkids go with President..” Times of India, May 2nd
At the office of the South African office of their head of state, there was some confusion a few weeks ago, as a call came from their Indian counterpart.
“Our President will be visiting your country!”
“This is very short notice!”
“She has only three months left!”
“We will have to keep our president free during the visit!”
“Our President says not to disturb him!”
“Our Prime Minister?”
“Our President says not to disturb him!”
“She will speak at some Indian gathering? Open an Indian restaurant, be the chief guest at a Ghazal gathering!”
“Our President says not to disturb her!”
“Does your President have an agenda? Farther business ties between South Africa and India, increase the trade, talk about exports, meet the importers?”
“Our President says not to disturb her!”
“So what does your president want to do?”
“This is our President’s last three months!”
“So she would like to have talks with our Jacob Zuma in Pretoria on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest?”
“Yes!”
“So what are the talks she would like to have?”
“Regional and international issues! Like which region do you have your Lion safari, and are they of international standards?”
“Your President would like to visit our lion parks?”
“And go on a safari, and do you have roller coaster rides, giant merry go rounds, see-saws and toy trains?”
“Your President wants to go on roller coasters and merry go rounds?”
“Well maybe not the roller coaster, but she may do the merry go round if her grandchildren get scared! Also a visit to the Pietermaritzburg Station where Gandhi was thrown out, the Number Four Prison where Gandhi was kept, also the Phoenix Settlement where Gandhi’s statue is?”
“So much Gandhi?”
“What to do, we have lot of Gandhi in our Indian text books and this may be the only chance for them to learn first hand since the President has only got…”
“…Three months left in office! Ja baas, I am already making the official statement that it will be a fruitful visit for our two countries..!”
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