Kejriwal's 'sorry' syndrome: Shivraj Singh Chouhan's advice to Delhi CM

Make a list of people that you need to apologise to and prepare an apology letter, advised Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (pictured) on Monday received much ridicule on social media after he apologised to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for calling him “the most corrupt politician in the country”. 

Earlier in the day, the Delhi CM, along with his deputy, Manish Sisodia, had also apologised to Congress leader Kapil Sibal and his son Amit Sibal, who had filed a defamation case against Kejriwal. In a press conference a few years ago, Kejriwal had alleged that there was a conflict in Sibal seeking to revise a tax demand on telecom major Vodafone. 

Kejriwal's Madhya Pradesh counterpart Shivraj Singh Chouhan tweeted a piece of advice for him: “Arvind-ji, if you heed my suggestion then make a list of people that you need to apologise to and prepare an apology letter headed ‘To whomsoever it may concern’. This would save you the hassle of apologising repeatedly.”

And Sivaprasad’s ‘sari’ syndrome

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLAs have tried every trick in the book to draw the government's — as well as the media's — attention, while demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh. 

TDP MLA Naramalli Sivaprasad, who has been at the forefront of leading all sorts of the protests in his distinguished style — from dressing as a tantrik to wearing ghungroos — came draped in a sari on Monday and alleged that the Prime Minister had ignored the lot of women in Andhra Pradesh.

I-bankers only for PSUs

The massive line-up of public sector undertaking (PSU) initial public offerings (IPOs) has forced two leading domestic investment banks to set up makeshift offices in New Delhi. IPO-related activity has reached a peak this month with three state-owned companies tapping the primary markets. 

The task appears daunting to a leading domestic bank, which is among the book-running managers for all the three IPOs. A banker, involved in the issue, has made 11 trips to the capital in the past one month alone. “It is difficult to constantly travel to Delhi for the PSU IPOs. Given the strong pipeline of PSU divestment, investment banks should designate permanent bankers for these PSUs,” he said.