Swine flu or sex flu? If it’s H1N1 you’re looking to, then of course you must choose the news channels which are spreading it as far and wide as the latest developments take them. Last Thursday, after news of the first casualty, many anchors suffering from bouts of highly infectious indignation, wondered where the minister for health was hiding while his deputy Dinesh Trivedi manfully countered their queries. Well, Ghulam Nabi Azad was seated in a comfortable chair in what looked like his residential lawn, talking to DD News. With more death on the weekend, he’s made several appearances on all TV news. Why did he wait for death before coming live on TV?

If it’s sex flu you want to catch, go to Sach Ka Samna. You will not be disappointed or money back return. There’s more three-letter activity here than within the folds of Playboy magazine. That’s no secret. What’s more elusive is a contestant who can crack the 1 crore jackpot. Want to know why? Notice that the contestants have traversed the most treacherous personal territory, survived the landmines of adultery, domestic violence, deceit, etc., only to trip over a pebble. Last Tuesday, a young woman reached question 14 by which time she had pretty much stripped naked, when she was asked if she had ever falsely claimed to healing a person. No, she replied and the god of polygrapyhs sent her packing. When actor Raja married to K star Sweta Tiwari Choudhury had admitted to every sexual and private indiscretion he’d ever committed, that too, in front of his parents, he was asked if he played to the media gallery just to get attention. No, he said and out he went. All those humiliating true confessions had come to nought over the most innocuous questions. The winner will be someone who knows how uncomfortable a pebble is when stuck in the footwear.

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