Sanjeev Sabhlok- fuckwit extraordianaire

(This post has been modified in the light of a comment received)

The Baba & the Bureaucrat- Impossibility of an Indian Liberal Part II
Sanjeev Sabhlok is a former IAS Babu now working for the Australian Govt fucking up the Global Environment big time.
His slogan is something like 'jab Sarkar khud kare vyaapaari, to Desh ke logon bane bhikari 'when the Government turns to keeping shop, Into destitution the people drop'- i.e. the Govt. ought not to run enterprises better managed by the private sector. It's a simplistic slogan but not notably more so than any other and might even have been meaningful some time prior to 1974 which was the last occasion when any Economist could plausibly argue that the reverse might be the case. I choose the year 1974 advisedly, because till that time it did look as though Coal would do better, or not quite as crap, under the Govt. Indeed, till that date, it was possible to envision a not utterly shit Industrial proletariat whose militancy might be muted by reason of the elimination of the evil capitalist and Public Ownership of the Enterprise.
Hey! Who knew the Indian worker would turn out to be as shite as the Indian bureaucrat or the Indian Economist or Indian Politician? At least the 'proletarian vanguard'- in the Coal and Iron and other 'commanding heights' industries- had a chance to show they were worthless rubbish at the comparatively low tariff of fucking over their sons rather than shedding any of their own precious blood, not to mention sweat, pretending they were genuine Commies or Stakhanovites or whatever was fashionable back then.

Still, India's bizarre labour and bankruptcy laws- its utterly mad notion of 'sick' units- meant that Civil Servant-run Public Enterprises were still somewhat less crap when compared, like against like, with Private sickies promoted by utter shitheads and cow-worshiping buffoons.

Sabhlok, a manic exhibitionist of his own appalling ignorance, might be forgiven for not knowing about this.
What is odd, indeed richly comic, is to see him lined up behind Baba Ramdev- a supposed Holy Man turned merchant, now seeking a political role- whose main claim to fame is his 'Educationally backward caste status' and carefully cultivated image of rural imbecility.
 It appears that Sabhlok's vaunted 'Classical Liberalism'- which views Govt. owned Enterprises as evil- has no problem with God-men turning merchant or even turning into power brokers. Extraordinarily enough, Sabhlok quotes the Arthashastra as a source for his views. Yet, Chanakya is perfectly orthodox in his strictures on Religion. In the Arthashastra, or Manu Smriti, or any other such ancient Indian text, whereas the State is given the monopoly of certain industries as well as eminent domain and regulatory powers w.r.t various guilds and corporations, Religion is very strictly prohibited from any sort of simoniac commerce or  mercenary trafficking.  Precisely for that reason, both Shraman and Brahmin were prohibited any means of livelihood, other than the seeking of alms. Indeed, bogus Babas, quacks, alchemists and the like- though used as spies against the enemy- enjoyed no toleration save that of summary execution.

Sabhlok tells Baba's audience that he is not a Hindu- get rid of Caste and then maybe I'll consider it, is what the acharabrashta cunt says- so, I take it, his praise of the Baba arises from no personal piety or other such excusable soteriological motive but is solely dictated by the success of the God-man's money making schemes- in particular some imported Swiss machinery that is used in his 'Ayurvedic' food processing facility, which, for some reason,  the fuckwit Sabhlok thinks makes the product 'swadesi' (i.e. produced with indigenous technology).

The problem here is that we have no way of knowing if Baba Ramdev's commercial ventures are actually profitable. It is entirely possible that the losses are being covered by the diversion of donated funds. Secondly, even if the Baba's Ayurvedic business is profitable, we don't know whether this is because it is commercially viable in itself or whether this is a 'rent' accruing to the Baba's charisma- i.e. the product commands a premium based entirely on the Baba's endorsement- or else is simply a case of 'primitive accumulation'- the Baba may have simply stolen the land, fucked over his suppliers and indulged in accounting chicanery.
Sabhlok is a bureaucrat not an Accountant so perhaps his naivety in this matter is par for the course. What is decidedly odd is that he has rushed to associate himself with a God-man who has questions to answer regarding unjust enrichment, most notably in connection with the disappearance of his own Guru. 
Tulsi Das wrote-

Brahmo Gyaan binu naari nara kehahin na doosari baata

KauRi laagi lobha basa karahin bipra Guru ghaata!

(Now, Everyman, Everywoman, but vies for the high Advaitic strain

Tho' for a farthing's favour they'd chop their own Guru in twain!)

What of Sabhlok's own Guru parampara?- assuming he owns any such thing- has he kept faith with his teachers or killed them all off to make a quick buck? I see from his Wikipedia entry that the Indian tax payer paid for his PhD (that too in Economics! ) from the University of Southern California which is considered fairly conservative and reputable. Incidentally, I should mention, Sabhlok's father appears to have been a highly educated man steeped in Indian traditional culture and values. No doubt he was tremendously pleased when Sabhlok, having got his American PhD on the Indian tax payer's dime fucked off to Australia and acquired that country's citizenship as soon as he could do so.
I had heard that this worthless cunt is only kept in Govt. in Australia because he is a worthless shit and advises the plundering of that great country's resources by any fucking cunt wot pays off the politicians. Being a fucking 'abo' look-alike or 'blackie', this ignorant turd is useful because any liberal who objects can be accused of 'racism'.
Fuck you Sabhlok- worthless illiterate cunt that you are.

Anyway, getting back to what we were talking about- why is this shithead Sabhlok basking in the crooked smile of this shifty looking Ramdev Baba?
Money?
Sabhlok isn't smart enough to extort money from that fellow- he'll be lucky to get out of that Ashram with the chaddi on his buttocks.
Perhaps, Australia wants him to fuck up the Indian Coal industry so as to increase their own exports?
Plausible, but Sabhlok is a witless shithead. Read his books. (Don't. They're shit) Who would trust him with any such project?

The truth is, unlike Baba Ramdev, who probably only killed off his own Guru to gain land and wealth, rather than as a matter of principle, Indian 'Classical Liberals' like Sabhlok will kill their Gurus just for a chance to make a public spectacle of themselves and even pay a premium for the privilege. No doubt, as a high strung type (but great unconscious comic) Sabhlok found relief from some imaginary ailment by doing some bogus 'Yogic' exercise or taking some quack remedy of the Baba's and, if so, it may be, in foro conscientiae,  the imputation  of egregious bad faith to him is defeated and his conduct stands testimony merely to his own feeble mindedness rather than something generic and relating to the ideological position he claims to espouse.

Is it just me or does this guy look like, the British comedian, Sanjeev Bhaskar?


I used to think Bhaskar was a real funny guy. But he didn't spend a couple of decades in the IAS
Nor did he get a PhD in Econ. So Sabhlok remains the funniest Sanjeev on the planet.
Fuck you BBC Asian Comedy development unit! Australia just took down your pants!

BTW, Baba Ramdev was out of the country when his Guru disappeared. Furthermore, his Guru was not raped in a moving vehicle. Otherwise he'd have got treatment in Singapore rather than some worthless Ayurvedic shite.
Mind it kindly.