Editor’s Note: The story below was sent to us from an avid reader of this Blog. It made us smile.
An ingenious example of speech and politics occurred recently in the UN assembly that made the world community smile.
A representative from India began: “Before beginning my speech, I want to tell you something about Rushi (Sage)Kashyamir of Kashmir, after whom Kashmir is named. When he struck a rock and it brought forth water, he thought, What a good opportunity to have a bath. He removed his clothes, put them aside on the rock and entered the water. When he got out and wanted to dress, his clothes had vanished. A Pakistani had stolen them.”
The Pakistani representative jumped up furiously and shouted: “What are you talking about? The Pakistanis weren’t there then.”
The Indian representative smiled and said : “And now that we have made this issue clear, I will begin my speech. And they say Kashmir belongs to them”
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