The indomitable Congressman Mani Shankar Aiyar has always had a different take on events. During the peak of the Anna Hazare agitation last year, while Congressmen of every hue were worried and perturbed, Aiyar was heard commenting dryly, “I’m quite confused. On the one hand, there is Sri Sri Ravi Shankar teaching me the Art of Living and on the other hand, there is Mani Shankar Aiyar teaching me the art of dying!”