He was the only person, greatly liked by his colleagues even after taking voluntary retirement (VR). The special mention about him is due to his pedagogic prowess which held all of us spell bound.
A year or two after his VR, he visited us. Nearly all his erstwhile colleagues came to meet with him, that too on a Sunday (skipping DD serials).
Wanting to enjoy the togetherness, some one from amongst us requested Mr. M to regale us with his wits.
He narrated the following incident:
“My driver ran a red signal (as it was changing). An alert traffic cop blew his whistle and walked across to the parked vehicle. On the spur of the moment, as the cop was peeping through the window, I shouted at my driver- “When CP hears about this, you dumb-wit, do you know what will happen? The CP will hit the roof and eat you alive.””
“Hearing the mention of CP several times, the traffic cop hesitated, backtracked and then waved us on”
Then the some body who asked for a funny story asked the speaker “Sir, by CP did you mean the Commissioner of Police? Do you know him?”
He said: “I just happened to pass through CP Road before being stopped at the signal. At that moment CP sounded majestic and powerful, so I repeated it as many times as possible like a mantra. That is all”
He added this as a passing shot: “May be the cop mistook me, for army personnel and might have heard “CP” as “MP” (Military Police). Luckily the cop did not ask for my ID”
The audience burst in to a thunderous applause, giving him a standing ovation.
a quick wit episode.. can actually hear the commanding voice. did that person by any chance spoke with clipped voice?
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