Do Roberto Cavalli Black Gowns come in XXL?

Ever since the Nira Radia  phone tapping scandal related to the 2G Spectrum allocations broke out  in Open Magazine, thanks to sustained trending of #barkhagate & #radiagate on Twitter (soon followed by a burst in Outlook India), there has been intense debate on the role of journalism in politics and business “lobbying”. Many journalists were involved from Barkha Dutt to Vir Sanghvi, along with  politicians like A. Raja and Kanimozhi as well as industrialists like Ratan Tata . You can read the transcripts here in Outlook magazine: Radiagate

As is the norm in scandals, there was also  fascinating buzz around some of the more “spicy” gossip which got leaked along with the 2G related conversations. Was this a deliberate move to malign reputations of respected businessmen by rivals or a clever ploy to distract masses from the real issues related to the 2G scam itself? We will never know.

One such popular tidbit was the conversation Radia had with a famous industrialist regarding her unused Roberto Cavalli Black Gown! One wonders why someone in the PR industry would own an expensive piece of high-end fashion and never (as she claims on the tape) use it!  Maybe she no longer fits into a Roverto Cavalli hmm?

Nira Radia

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Three Lessons from Indian News Media: the IPL, Modi, Tharoor & Sunanda fiasco.

Lessons from Indian News Media:

1. “If you are an intelligent, suave, well read, hardworking & good looking politician with a vocabulary & charisma that makes us News channel ‘journalists’ look like Feral children chewing microphones, we will do everything in our power to bring you down due to sheer envy. We especially don’t like the fact that you get respect from world leaders and the United Nations.”

Shashi Tharoor UN

2. “You shall NEVER refuse to give us a share of the IPL ad revenues worth $millions, even if we don’t deserve a penny. Else, we dig up dirt from your college even if its decades ago, & falsely accuse you of hiding taxes & slush funds. And…ummm.. we actually don’t care that you created a sports brand worth $3 Billion from nothing in 2 years, unlocking idle funds from industrialists & contributing to job creation.”

Lalit Modi IPL

3. “If you are a woman who is even remotely good looking, you will NEVER get our respect for your work. You will always remain a sex object, no matter how much ‘sweat’ you put into a business”.

Sunanda Pushkar

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