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D ea r Au nty ji

What the hell is going on with the Indian cricket team? All of my fami l y were so very excited about the cricket this summer, but the team has performed so poorly that they have brought shame upon all Indians in this wide brown land The bowling has lacked penetration, the fielding has been shoddy, tactically they've lacked imagination and don't even get me started about the batting

Oh, you bad man! You very very bad man Have you no shame smiting your cricket team? They have given you so much pleasure over the last 10 years and they have raised the stat u s of India so much, the one time they need your support an d you turn Hansie Cronje on them? Besharam! Nalayak! Do you re call the depth of happiness you felt when Dhon i hit the six into the su ltry Mum bai night to win t h e Wor l d Cup fina l last year? And do you reca ll the exq u isite p leasure when Dravid and Laxman had their 300- run partnerships against Australia in Calcutta in 2001 and Adel aide in 2003? You are indeed a fair weather friend and the Indian cricket team d oes not need a fan like you I suggest you join the Aussie fan cl ub immediately because at l east they wi ll all tell you where to go if you bel ittle the team. I suggest you sta r t supporting your team and write them l etters of encouragement- instead of sitting there raining crap on them Disappointed, I am, i n you Poor Sachin bhai. He deserves better than this, you haraami. Don't you dare say another word against my beloved Indian cricket team

Dea r Auntyji

I have just met my son's 23- year-old girlfriend and she i s from Italy She is a really nice girl, but I realised that she is here on a student visa and my son was talking about moving in together. My concern is that the girl might just be using my son for her visa status My son seems to rea ll y l ike her, and he i s an intelligent hardworking young man, and I don't want the girl taking advantage of him Do you think I should say something?

*Auntyji says

Oh, us mothers always worry about our ch il dren and are always think i ng that someone or the other is about to dupe our children out of their hea lt h, wealth and happiness I'm pleased you have not said anything, because it is too earl y to be making any such allegation. If your son is as intell i gent as you say he is, then I am sure he is quite aware of the visa situation. L et them be - sooner or later you wi ll get to know this girl better and will be ab l e to work out her moti ves Keep in mind that not everyone gets together with someone just for their v i sa Your son does not need your disapproving all egations - so support your son and watch the girl. If things get to a stage where you think the girl is with him just for the visa, then you have every right to say something But in the meantime, keep your suspic i ons to yourself and try not to l et your jasoosi find evidence with each interaction you have w ith the girl. Open your heart and your mind - th is girl cou ld be the mother of you r grandchi l dren one day - the last thing you want to do is start on the wrong foot. And, if you continue to h ave suspicions, just think of Rahu l Gandhi. His Italian mother raised him to be a good Hindustani. What more endorsement cou ld you want?

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