by B. R. GOWANI
Mukesh Ambani is building a house of 27 floors
IPL’s money, drugs, and sex shows high scores
A huge middle class with buying power has emerged
Elite’s propaganda of India’s progress has surged
But poverty/corruption/injustice has risen too
And all these are spreading the separatist flu
Bharat Swabhiman party, that is, Indian Self-Pride
Will, as Baba Ramdev’s new party, fight and guide
His millions of followers will enough heat provide
And all of the 550 parliament seats will be eyed
Like Ayatollah Khomeini and Mahatma Gandhi, he will
Not contest elections, and avoid the scrutiny pill
Ramdev is one of the 100 powerful Indians, so he can
Dismiss 115 workers without facing any kind of ban
He runs a $40 million-a-year empire related to health
Has received an island by an Indian couple with wealth
The £2 million Little Cumbrae Island will serve
To instill values in NRIs* and ignite their verve
If people’s bodies and minds he could soundly cleanse
Then he could also clean the politics with yoga-lens
He claims, breathing exercises have the power to cure
Cancer, thyroid problems, clogged arteries, for sure
Swami Ramdev sees homosexuality as a mental disease
But wants to “befriend” and treat the gays with ease
Corrupt officials would simply be sentenced to death
This will remove dirt and introduce a fresh breath
The 1.6 trillion dollars in black money hidden outside
Will be brought back, and the culprits will be tried
Not foreign goods but Indian he wants people to buy
Other parties should beware, because Baba is so spry
Seems like every problem he wants to solve with
Is yoga, and lack of outcry strengthens the myth
India mired in multiple tangles, Baba is an omen bad
Nationalist capitalism mixed with quackery is sad
B. R. Gowani can be reached at brgowani@hotmail.com
*Non-resident Indians, that is, people of Indian origin living outside India.