THATHAH KIM means “So what?” in Sanskrit.
The gullible voted
Elected me too
Entered the Hall of Fame
Then I looted
Did I cheat my people?
Yes I did?
Thathah Kim? Thathah Kim?
A Yellow Submarine
From Scandinavia
From Peons to Naval Chiefs swam so deep
Came out with Dollars in Acct unnumbered
In the Alps ofcourse
Should we not send our Family so High?
Thathah Kim?Thathah Kim?
Vijay my friend knows his cousin so well
Unemployed ofcourse half his life
Suddenly one day got his call at his Kitchen
“Hi! Unemployed! We need you!
Take a box to Singapore now
All tickets in First Class arranged.
50:50 said the stranger”
Man thought Brittania is always better
Than the Kitchen soup in he lives
Surprised to see a Box
Full of Mahatmas’ Models (Rs. 500 Notes)
Took it in the right spirit of course saying
Thathah Kim? Thathah Kim?
A CEO friend of mine
MBA ofcourse of institute so repute
Called for tenders so big a sum
The Highest bidder got the Tender
Loyalty to the Public Enterprise he served
Compelled him to take
The Commission of his choice so fake
Welfare of the People at Large
The Higher the bid, better the returns
He said to himself
“Ofcourse for the welfare of his people
His Wife; His son; His daughters
Thathah Kim?Thathah Kim?”
Mayalagu my close friend of downtrodden caste
Able was he excelled at all exams
Ph D. to adorn from Colombia too
Poor was he that reaching the top
Was an uphill task under Govts that always preached
That a Deserving SC will be elevated one day
Mayalagu’s case is untouchable for any govts I have seen
Leave alone posting at top but even an eligible allowance extra
Answer he gets is “Too Unbending in Nature”
I Told him the other day
Elevation is proportionate to the boxes you carry
Mayalagu said “I will never do it
Even if I don’t get elevated”
Said his superior
Thathah Kim? Thathah Kim?
There are many willing to carry my luggage!
Elections are again round the corner
Men may come and women may shout
Corruption charges all know are true but never proved!
Wealth amassed but all put up a show for the poor
Simple Cotton Sarees and pure bordered Dhotis
Pious to persuade a caste of their Choice
Kind to get together a community from the Mosque
Crossing at this time is a crime they know
So be faithful to all Fathers with a Mission
Virgin Mary is a witness we all know
Mud slinging in Boxes that will carry the dollars,
In a few months for certainty they know,
Officers IAS meekly not taking any sides
Eyeing their Promotions to ensure Boxes of their Choice
If only the ‘Cat on the Wall’ outlook will save their skins
Man may win or woman may succeed
I take my bribe even on this election day
the IAS way
Are you not disloyal to the People at Large
The IAS coolly asks
Thathah Kim? Thathah Kim?
Vexed was I
Met the man on the street
“Why on earth you and me deserve this picture
Is there a way we could change this scene
Electing someone Honest and True?”
“My friend, tell me one who is Honest and True
To serve the people sincerely too
Even an Honest once gets elected to the Suite
Suddenly becomes so dishonest in a clout!
‘Again and again; Year after Year;
Corruption is not a Crime for them they say’
Universe we live is a Corrupt Place for sure
Let me watch the fun and die in Peace
Ever a poor on the Street”
Thathah Kim? Thathah Kim? Thathah Kim?”