E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: As the Chief Minister was walking towards the entrance at the Vidhana Soudha, he saw a crowd surrounding an elephant.
The mahout was calling out, "Come one, come all! Make the elephant cry, you will get Rs. 100! Entry fee is only Re. 1."
A number of people tried their luck, narrating heart-rending stories to the tusker. The elephant was unmoved. Seeing this, the CM wondered, "Why not take a chance here too?"
After paying the entry fee, he went close and whispered something in the elephant’s ear. Miraculously, tears started rolling down its cheeks.
While handing out the Rs. 100, the mahout asked him what he told the elephant. "I just told him my name and said, 'I am the new C.M. of Karnataka!’"
Next day, at the same time the mahout was back with the same elephant. This time he was offering Rs. 1000 for anyone who could make the elephant laugh! The entry fee was Rs. 10.
As the CM approached the place, he found people telling all kinds of jokes, but still the elephant was unmoved. The mahout was initially reluctant, but allowed the CM to try his luck.
As the CM whispered something in the ear, the elephant burst out to uncontrolled laughter!
When the mahout asked him what he whispered this time, he said, "I again said I am the CM of Karnataka, and that the car I use for official use is an Ambassador!"
sorry ..it might be me . but i didnt get the joke
*raises his hand*
dint get the joke either.
I think JOKE is that CM is using Ambassador Car (OLD BRAND or OLD FASHIONED)
thanks ..iga swalpa gnanodaya ayethu
A joke that needs explaining is no joke at all. But this one deserves a little context. Within a couple of months of taking over, all the ministers in the current JD(S)-BJP have asked for latest, fanciest cars since only that will help them serve the people better. On the other hand, being “Nelson’s” son (son of the nela, mannina maga, if you didn’t get that either!), H.D. Kumaraswamy has opted for an Ambassador.
But, what beats me is why the elephant did not get confused whether to cry or laugh at the very first instance.
OK, it’s a little too tricky, especially for the dry witted idiots like me who are far away from the motherland. Thanks for the clarifications KP.
The elephant might be using a bicycle or tricycle (like in Circus) to travel compared to CM using a Ambassador Car
The joke about the elephant couldn’t tickle my wit. May be I am dim-witted!
well,
If the joke’s about the CM using an Amby – well its half correct – but why’s it crying that he became a CM?! :-P
The CM uses his own vaahana(a Scorpio, I think) although he had the goverment buy a brand new Amby – which anyway costs about 5L! apparently they can use their own vaahana and bill us for the fuel.
I was the unlucky “maavutha” there
dint get that at all..until KP’s divine intervention..
Me too.It is a instance of Krishna appearing on the scene and giving gyanodhaya
Same here, it went over my head!!