The grammar of politics

A Congress MP was seen on Wednesday waving a placard that read, "Sushma should sack", on Parliament premises. A senior minister of the National Democratic Alliance government strode up to him and asked him what he really meant. Without batting an eyelid, the MP said, the message was obvious - it was meant to urge the government to dismiss External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj over allegations that she gave undue favours to Lalit Modi, the former Indian Premier League commissioner. The minister retorted, "I aver your politics is as bad as your grammar."