Sweet nothing

Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav8217;s birthday bash last week generated quite a lot of heartburn at Rail Bhavan. Not because many of his trusted lieutenants were not invited but because Yadav8217;s birthday cake was in the form of train. That needs explaining: the act of the minister cutting and eating a train8212;the cake was the brainwave of an RJD unit from the South8212;did not meet with the approval of many. 8220;Seeing a train go under the knife felt like the great Indian Railway turnaround story had been derailed,8221; said one.