5 Simple Steps to Becoming a Youth Icon!!!!!

No prologue
The last month has been a "fodder rich" month for the media. For a change the source not being "Lal(oo)" but "Lal(it), the allegation being the "Mod(i)s operandi" (pun intended) of IPL being dubious. The other important "Cattl(e)st" (pun unintended here) in this fodder feed reaction being the media darling, Shashi Tharoor". Providing the final impetus to this fodder feed was Ajmal Kasab.
Sticking to the chronology of events, let me scrutinize the ministerial demise of Shashi Tharoor. The man was besieged by the same tool that had catapulted him to glory. "Twitter". I was amused at the way the youth of India reacted so vociferously to his resignation on twitter almost declaring that alongside Tharoor's ministerial coffin lies India's coffin". My thoughts to this outlandish declaration was that its so easy to influence the young generation of today.
So I decided to draw a roadmap to becoming a so-called "Youth Icon". Here goes the doctrine:
1. Pivotal step: Create a "Twitter handle". Well the idea being the youth feels very connected when it gets to keep in sync with your routine even if its just involves redundant accounts of the numerous intellectual conversations (read lunches) with the foreign ministers of various countries. Who bothers if anything even transcends beyond these stimulating talks!!!!!!!!!
2. Build your english speaking vocabulary. Examples-These are all thanks to Kunal Vijaykar (I love the guy's wit!!!) Defamation = Villification, Discontentment= displeasure, sue = litigate). In short try to convolute simple grammer.The point being an english speaking politician becomes the urbane twitterati darling.
3. Caution: If you choose to skip steps 1 and 2 or being loquacious is not your forte, then step 3 is very pivotal. Do not fret-Step 3 is no less than a brahmastra and will hit the bull's eye. Warning: This step involves invoking a little distress upon yourself, but trust me you gotta endure this only for a few hours to be precise "two".
3A. Go the Rail(way)....well again don hit the panic button-not any train, but the shatabdi with your battery of Z class security personnel.
3B. Spend an hour with a poor farmer in his jhopdi and try to relish his measly meal.
Voila-You are the next youth icon!!!!!!
Perks: You don't have to answer any price rise conundrum nor do you have to intrepidly participate in any debates concerning national issues like terrorism and corruption. All these issues are a politician's headache and remember you are not one, you are just a youth leader. Given the disdain for politicians amongst youth, you just earned some brownie points there.
4. Always be in the news: Embroil yourself in a controversy over disagreement with a fellow minister or face "certain paper tiger ke wrath ka Saamna" by saying "Mumbai for all!!!!! (trust me thats the easiest option today).
5. Buy benami stakes in IPL, be a part of IPL nepotism by brand Modi-but make sure to keep him away from the "twittering toy".
While I leave you to ponder over which route you may wanna take, a quick afterword...The media was at its dramatic best with headlines like "Before IPL ends, ends Modi's IPL dream" "How many people will Modi take along???". But the media forgot that that afterall politics is "Pawar Play" (pun intended again)-you cannot destroy the omnipotent player who has written the rules of this game. As expected this high voltage drama akin to a reality show lasted a few days with no concrete steps taken to unearth the secrets of this ugly "Indian paisa league".
The gears suddenly change-Kasab's trial now becomes the cover-story. More on that any my definition of who qualifies as an ideal youth icon later!!!
P.S. I apologize about the usage of "Tharoorific" vocabulary in the blog...Prolly my hidden desire to become the next youth icon-afterall does not seem so difficult!!!!!