Have a Hearty Laugh-5:

“If he (Shah Rukh Khan) is my fan, I am his air-conditioner” – Union Railway Minister, Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav. (Report from a Tamil daily).

Have a Hearty Laugh-4:

“There is no groupism in the Congress Party” – Thangabalu, President, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee.

Source: Kumudam, Tamil Weekly, July 23, 2008.

Grateful thanks to Kumudam.

Have a hearty laugh-3:

A complaint has been lodged against a policeman at Tirunelveli, alleging that he has forcibly taken away money from two beggars, Dinamalar reports (July 22, 2008).

Have a Hearty Laugh-2:

UP Chief Minister Mayavati was worth Rs.1.5 crores as per the property statement submitted by her before the 2004 elections and Rs.52 crores before the 2007 elections. Reporters queried her how 1.5 crores became 52 crores. She is reported to have told them that it was from small contributions of Rs.5 and 10 from party workers and the general public who knew her to be the champion of the poor and backward classes.

Source: ‘Dinamalar’, Tamil daily, July 13, 2008.

Grateful thanks to Dinamalar.

Have a Hearty Laugh-1: Dhoni Reduces Milk Consumption!

Dinamalar, a Tamil daily from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, reports that Mahendra Singh Dhoni, captain of the Indian cricket team, now consumes only one litre of milk a day. He used to consume six litres of milk a day. But, now, as the price of milk has gone up due to inflation, he has reduced the consumption to one litre a day!