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Top 5 explanations for the president’s gesture

April 18, 2008 posted by indiatime |

pratibha_patil.jpgOne of President Pratibha Patil’s popular image is that of her waving a victory sign to her countrymen. I have often wondered what victory she is pondering about when she makes the V sign, and have a few guesses of my own as to what’s going on here. So here are my 5 explanations of what Mrs. Patil is doing in this picture:

1. This picture was taken in Brazil where Mrs. Patil was teaching the Brazilians how to play Cricket, especially the art of Indian spin bowling.

2. Mrs. Patil spoke before the Brazilian senate on Thursday, but the senate chamber was almost empty. This picture was taken when the Mrs. patil came out after the speech and the press asked her how many people attended her speech.

3. Brazil’s NRI women gathered around Mrs. Patil and asked her if she had kids. “Two”, she said.

4. In Sao Paulo, the Non-resident Indians mobbed the president for a photo-op. After about 30 minutes of unmanageable chaos, the president summoned her security. “Get me out of this mess in 2 minutes”, she ordered.

5. Brazilians, impressed by seeing the first woman president of India, asked her how she felt about being the most important woman in India. “…second most important…”, Mrs. Patil corrected them, flashing a mysterious Mona Lisa smile.


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  1. pawankumar on April 18, 2008 12:34 pm

    hindi

  2. All the President’s signs | DesiPundit on April 18, 2008 6:45 pm

    [...] appearances.  She seems to have done it again now in Brazil.  What do her victory signs mean? Indiatime has a few hilarious explanations. 2. Mrs. Patil spoke before the Brazilian senate on Thursday, but the senate chamber was almost [...]

  3. Kiran on April 18, 2008 6:55 pm

    Or another explanation -

    When the brazilians asked ‘Were you involved in any corruption scandal in India?’ - She was probably referring to the two banks she defrauded :)

  4. vibhash on April 19, 2008 12:00 am

    looks like a kalidas and her wife’s story

  5. Patrix on April 19, 2008 1:25 am

    Don’t you know the fascination of Patel snaps posing for desis?

  6. indiatime on April 19, 2008 9:07 am

    Patil snaps? :)

  7. Jugal on April 19, 2008 1:49 pm

    She must have conveyed the msg that she is not the first,bt the second Most Important Lady__of India.

    bt have doubt whether Brazilians were really impressed or not at her presence.

    Doubtful___[?]

  8. naren on April 21, 2008 3:33 am

    1. No. of goals Pele scored which made her have a crush on him.
    2. No. of words in Portugese she knows.
    3.No. of words in English she knows
    4. Two-finger technique of playing ‘Te te’ glorified by Delhi gharana of tabla; now that that is her town of residence.
    5.Making a rabbit or a dear antler with her finger shadow- something every Marathi kid learns.
    6.The political double speak- distracting with two promising fingers while indicating the true state of Indian politics with the remaining fingers pointing downwards.
    7. Vangyache bhareet- (baingan bharta) - Nothing more profound than Marathi cuisine.
    8. Vatanyachi Usal (chick pea spicy)- No more profound than the previous one.
    9.Vada Sambaar- Slighly more profound. As a president, you have to do South a justice.
    10. India’s current population in Billion.

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  10. priyadevi on January 28, 2009 4:30 am

    Maybe she is returning the gesture paid by Western Hippies. In the 60’s and 70’s they went to India and brought back ideas of religion and philosophy they either only half understood or altered to fit their own ideals.

    Maybe now she is trying to borrow a hippie hand sign, only half understanding that for decades, it has been used in the west to signal “peace”… not “victory”.

    (Indeed the last time I had seen it used in the west to symbolize victory was by Richard Nixon)

  11. priyadevi on January 28, 2009 4:35 am

    …also, maybe she is trying to tell people off in British gesture…. and merely got her hand backwards

  12. Unknown on April 18, 2009 6:22 am

    Again a hilarious post!..

  13. Unknown on April 18, 2009 6:24 am

    May she was asking where the toilet was for attending her nature calls …
    eww I know its yuck..but thats wat I got in my mind..when I saw that

  14. Priyadevi on May 29, 2009 6:25 am

    I think unknown has discovered the ultimate truth. XvD

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