Thread by @deepakvenkatesh

1/n This reminds me of my visit to a very senior IAS officer's *huge* office on Parliament street few years ago.

Myself a Venkatesh & a colleague called Swami waited outside the office at the mercy of a peon to pay a visit to the IAS officer.

Cc: @dmuthuk

https://twitter.com/raizada55/status/1209707119827660800

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After like 20-30 mins we were ushered in to his cabin. The cabin was larger than perhaps most meeting rooms I had seen in my life. After a while the officer marched in from the left.

We straightened up.

3/n

We have our visiting cards to the officer after the regular pleasantries. He glanced and kept it aside. My colleague Swami started with the pitch - the problem statement & help required.

The officer listened nonchalantly.

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After we had finished the officer pulled himself towards the table where we seated opposite him cleared his throat and said...

5/n Tum Madrasi sab kitna bhi PhD le lo desh toh UP Bihar ke log chalate hain.
And then went onto have the discussion we intended to have. At the end he said - now to solve your problem rush to to Dwarka in 15 mins to meet another guy. Hurry up. Run.

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The best part was Swami & I were not Madrasis.
One was from Bihar and the other also from the north

But we didn't utter a word.