Letter writing Cattle Class
A columnist by the name Malvika something, endowed with an extremely photogenic face, once wrote in Outlook, something about Shahsi Tharoor’s tweet which called the travelers travelling in Economy as “cattle class.” Shahsi’s comments created an uproar, quite uselessly though, and perhaps his downward slide began immediately thereafter.
I wrote a letter to editor about myself, a cattle-class, who once was frequently flying business class. My letter to Editor has been adjudged as one of the all time Best by the Editorial board of Outlook.
The letter has been abridged for brevity by the editorial team but it would still make you smile.
Here is the letter reproduced verbatim:
“August 3, 2009 Apropos of Malavika Sangghvi’s Stratospheric Chic, I once used to work for ExxonMobil India and did the Bombay-Delhi-Bombay round-trip frequently.
An all-expenses-paid trip, I’d usually travel business class. On one occasion, I had the pleasure of having onscreen villain Amrish Puri sitting next to me. Still young, I could not hide my awe of him. Puri had once visited an Indian Oil depot where his younger brother used to work. I too was there that time.
Recalling the occasion, I felt a strange feeling of warmth towards the actor and offered him a warm ‘hello’. He looked away with disdain. I was quite crushed.
Travelling in the same plane was P. Chidambaram. When the plane landed at the Delhi airport, PC started walking down the aisle. Puri, on seeing him, removed his hat and bid him a dramatic ‘Good morning, sir’. Chidambaram walked past, without even giving the actor a second glance.
My mood lifted immediately, as if justice had been done. I, a cattle class, always felt comfortable in the company of crown princes thereafter.”
http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?267571
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