Welcome to a brand New India
An investment destination sound
Don't worry about all the eyesores
By next time they won't be around
We are the big happening place
A country that neither rests nor tires
On front pages all across the world
People are depicting only our pyres
We are ruled by pure philanthropists
Who weather all storms and abuse
That's how this pharmacy to the world
Donated vaccines before we could use
If you tweet or forward something
And to prove its accuracy fail
You can revise your right to speech
While you languish in some jail
We are such a blessed nation
With enlightened ones as leaders
Just believe in their mann ki baat
And ignore all fake news spreaders
Everyone born will die someday
It's not fair to blame those in charge
Citizens who are vocal on rights
Seldom their own duties discharge
This is such a huge conspiracy
But paid media does not ask why
So many people in every State
Chose this particular time to die
So many neighbours are jealous
Some even want to grab our land
We are being fed all foreign news
But fail to notice the foreign hand
God helps those who help themselves
Learn this mantra of reliance by rote
Continue to bear with us for five years
Then come again and give us your vote.
(Raju Z Moray is an advocate who practices law in the Bombay High Court when not puncturing bloated egos while the Freedom of Expression is still a Fundamental Right! He is the creator of 'Gobble D. Gook', his alter-ego, who figured in the 'Court Jester' columns of 'The Lawyers'. He loves writing poems and is a regular contributor to The Leaflet.)