Safe today, Shoe-ed tomorrow!

Our day to day might sometimes be very monotonous, so to make it a little spicy a new drama hits the stage of politics, everyday. The one I refer to is the incident of Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah being the target of the shoe being thrown at him during the flag hoisting on August 15, in Srinagar.


I was reading the editorial page of the Times of India, today, and it seemed like it is the new 'in thing' to be thrown a shoe at. As this saying in the film Guru goes like ' If the people are talking ill behind your back, it means you must be earning well'. It apparently holds true in today's world. You have a footwear thrown at you, and hey you steal the limelight. The list holds the name of Omar Abdullah among the few other eminent personalities along with George W. Bush, Wen Jiabao, P Chidambram and Asif Ali Zardari. It is just not the person whom the loafers are thrown at, but the gentleman who does the javelin throw, receives his name to fame too. The point I'm struggling to comprehend is why do we need such desperate measures to grab the attention of the people we elect, to serve the citizens. Is it that the government has turned a deaf ear to our greviences and point of view?

In an article published by Hamna Zubair, subeditior at The Express Tribune in Karachi, expresses her views on the shoe target show. Towards the end of the article she urges the shoe throwing act, not to be dismissed as random act of madness, as it actually spells the deeper helplessness. I certainly agree.

The truth lies in the fact that no matter whether it is a minister or a common man, they all need their share of the 'five minutes of fame'. The medium could range from footwear to undergarments. Take your pick folks!