On a 'diet' fast?

While politicos chose to condemn Narendra Modi’s ‘Sadbhavna’ fast in strong words — an ‘attack on the secular fabric of the nation’ and the like — Congress Spokesperson Renuka Chowdhury had quite a different take on the issue. Tongue firmly in cheek, she quipped: “Modi’s fast is a great weight-loss programme.” Indicating to her own ample girth, she said she was also contemplating going on a fast like the Gujarat chief minister. “Yeh aachcha hai; fast pe jao, wazan ghatao (This is good; go on a fast and reduce your weight),” she added.