
An alien managed to reach Earth, and finally found life in a place called Patna. He was greeted with garlands by slogan-shouting party workers who asked him to take centrestage on a hastily built podium and give a speech. When it was discovered that he belonged to no party, it was assumed that he was a voter in Bihar.
8216;8216;We are politicians, all willing to serve the people of Bihar. Voters do not give us adequate majority. With fresh elections, what8217;s the guarantee we will win?8217;8217; said a voice.
He was roundly thrashed. Still nursing his wounds at the airport, he met a journalist.
8216;8216;Why are politicians angry with the voters here?8217;8217; the alien asked.
8216;8216;Because voters think politicians are corrupt, involved in scams and only interested in power,8217;8217; explained the journalist. 8216;8216;There have been scams on fodder, highway roads, transfers and flood relief.8217;8217;
8216;8216;Where are you actually from?8217;8217; the journalist asked.
8216;8216;To tell you the truth, I come from a foreign land. My High Command sends you greetings.8217;8217;
8216;8216;The High Command has sent you, then you should meet the Governor,8217;8217; concluded the journalist.
Buta Singh received the alien at the entrance to Raj Bhawan. 8216;8216;Welcome High Command8217;s emissary. The Opposition is angry because whatever decision I take, they accuse me of being a Congress stooge. I have served under great leaders like Indira Gandhi. She called me all kinds of names but she never called me a stooge. Is the High Command happy with this decision?8217;8217;
8216;8216;The High Command sends greetings,8217;8217; replied the alien, happy that the supreme leader of the aliens was a revered figure.
8216;8216;I hope Madam is happy,8217;8217; enquired Buta Singh.
8216;8216;What Madam? I don8217;t know any Madam,8217;8217; screamed the alien. 8216;8216;You sound like some poor loser.8217;8217;
8216;8216;Oh you want to meet a poor loser?8217;8217;
Before the alien could reply, he was marched to George Fernandes.
8216;8216;So Madam has sent you,8217;8217; said the former defence minister. 8216;8216;Tell her that Bihar will come to a grinding halt. In the next Bihar elections, the foreigner issue will be a major one8230;I hate all foreigners like Madam.8217;8217;
8216;8216;No, not again,8217;8217; yelled the alien. 8216;8216;Who is this Madam? Besides I8217;m not a foreigner, I8217;m just an alien,8217;8217; he said, running away from there.
8216;8216;Don8217;t you have people here who reflect the ethos of this city?8217;8217; the alien asked the journalist.
8216;8216;I have just the right man for you,8217;8217; said the scribe, taking him to Laloo Prasad Yadav.
8216;8216;I8217;ve come from a foreign land,8217;8217; explained the alien, 8216;8216;we have been trying to establish contacts with earthlings. Since I8217;ve come, I have been garlanded, beaten up and spoken to in a language that doesn8217;t make any sense8230;Is this the way you treat visitors?8217;8217;
8216;8216;I8217;m sorry,8217;8217; apologised Laloo. 8216;8216;If you are a foreigner, we should welcome you. We have a roaring kidnapping industry. We want foreign direct investment, but the majority stake would be with locals. What do you think?8217;8217;
8216;8216;Life forms found on earth,8217;8217; said a message from the alien to his superiors. 8216;8216;People still live inspite of kidnappings, scams and ultimate chaos. How is this possible?8217;8217;
8216;8216;This only means the worst,8217;8217; said the supreme leader. 8216;8216;This only means the unthinkable for atheists like us 8212; God exists!8217;8217;
8216;8216;How come?8217;8217; asked the alien.
8216;8216;Planets that live under total chaos like Patna can only ruled by the will of God,8217;8217; was the reply.