Take a chair. Listen. Now, stand up and offer a two-minute silence for our democracy. Indian Politics is nothing less than a Musical Chair.

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Musical chair

Enough of solitaire

Now vote for this funfair

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Play solo, or with an old pair

State a sorry affair

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Bring your own armchair

Even a wheelchair

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Musical chair

Everyone's a player

Spectators ain’t unaware

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Be a tortoise or a hare

You know how you fare

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Push, elbow, or pull hair

Everything is fair

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Lie or dare

When the truth is a snare

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Stand up in assembly, not to care

Sitting back is your flair

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Round and round, there there,

Go back to one-square

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To win at any fare

Play on a wing and prayer

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Play in hope or despair

When things are beyond repair

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Every here and there

The music goes off the air

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Sit on the lion’s share

Or hang by a hair

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What gives you grey hair

Is a judgement, impair

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Who wants to be a millionaire

Not an out of syllabus questionnaire

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Musical chair

It’s just a game, you declare

To clear the air

Written by: Rupesh Mandal