Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Gandhigiri leads to North Korean nuclear test

On October 9, 2006, Dr Manmohan Singh's (Prime Minister of India) ideals were literally shattered as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) successfully conducted its first nuclear weapons test at some obscure location that no one will ever bother to visit.
Six days prior to the incident, North Korea announced its intention to conduct the same. This intially lead to an unanimous decision by the United Nations Security Council(UNSC) members to form a combined army to crush the renegade regime state. However, Dr Manmohan Singh was not the same macho guy that most terrorists are fearful of. Riding on a wave of Gandhigiri(preachings of Mahatma Gandhi) inspired by the Bollywood box office superhit Lage Raho Munnabhai, he decided to shun Dadagiri(violent means) and apply the principles that he had observed in the movie. The next morning, the UNSC representatives were greeted at their doors with a dozen long-stemmed red roses bunched with a 'Get Well Soon!' card and an invitation to a screening of the aforementioned movie.
As it turned out, Dr Manmohan Singh managed to win over the representatives and they concurred that the only way to placate the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-il, would be to employ a similar ambush of roses and cards.
However the plan turned sour as the roses ended up as part of the nuclear containment vessel several hundred metres underground. The state's central news agency issued the following statement, "For the last two years, our nation had been prepared to detonate the nuclear weapons, save for just one critical component. As there are no fertile areas or water sources throughout the country, we could not grow red roses which were to be used as a radioactive shielding material. Without them, we would have risked exposing our beloved citizens to the toxic effects of radioactive waste. The numerous trade sanctions imposed on us also prevented an import of the roses ". The agency further detailed that Kim Jong-il had devised a clever strategem, clearly aware of the impact that Lage Raho ... had on the masses. So once they were 'supplied' with the red roses, it was hardly a matter of a few hours for the test to materialise.
Dr Manmohan Singh had this to say, "The events of last week have proved one thing for sure. Dadagiri is the one way to solve problems in this modern world. More power to Kim Jong-il and his ilk".

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