Short Mayawati demands taller Statue

LUCKNOW, India - She may be diminutive, but the fiery leader of India's most populous state has no patience for short statues of herself.

Mayawati, the 5-foot tall chief minister of the northern India state of Uttar Pradesh, ordered officials to replace a 12-foot bronze statue of herself with a larger one because it was 3 feet shorter than nearby statues of other leaders.

"Her statue was just a mismatch, so it was replaced with a bigger and a heavier statue," Diwakar Tripathi, as per a government spokesman. Read more.............................Short Indian leeader demands taller statue

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Padma Shri Shri Shri Ravishankar

The Government of India has conferred the coveted PadmaShri award to the renowned spiritual leader Shri Shri Ravishankar, which has led to the delightful side effect of adding another extra Shri before his name, to go with the two that are already present in that location. Read more..................Government awards Padma Shri to Shri Shri Ravishankar, causing spiritual leader to be called Padma Shri Shri Shri Ravishankar.

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'Divorce' says Drunk Muslim & Lo it Happens

Those of you who are fond of few drinks, yes booze, should mind their words while you enjoy it & for God's sake don't say 'Divorce' if you are a Muslim, as otherwise you had it, as you shall in actual get the 'Divorce'.

Exactly that has happened to Mohammed Mokhtar who was forcibly separated from his wife Sakina Khatoon and their children when he uttered 'Divorce' in a drunk condition. Incident happened in Parbodhi village near Hajipur in Vaishali district of Bihar State in India. Orthodox religious leaders made all this happen while Mokhtar was upset and frustrated for being separated. Read More.........Drunk Muslim says divorce, Bihar village enforces it


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