Animated Suspension

Time to regroup and consolidate positions

The Club has been put in animated suspension.
Making this announcement today, Srichand Arora said that Big Laaf shall henceforth have a notional existence, but its activities would be kept in abeyance for indefinitely. “You are free to come and go as you please, exercise or not exercise, wear the cap or not wear the cap… and no questions will be asked,” he assured. “For all practical purposes, we are now Lokhandwala Laughing Club, Garden No 4.”
In other words, we are being pushed back by 10 years when the Club was at its formative stages and there was no binding on anyone who showed up or not.
Arora explained that the decision has been taken with a heavy heart, but it was necessary in deference to the wishes of a small but unruly section of members who had nothing but contempt towards authority and refused to abide by Club discipline and decorum. He realized that functioning on democratic lines had become untenable the day a decision of the general body was forcibly overturned (see post of February 2) by those disruptive elements. Since then, no meeting has been or can be held, he observed.
“As it is the tenure of the managing committee has run its course and everyone wants to resign,” he pointed out. “But I shall hold my ground because I take this Club to be my baby. Anyone who feels as strongly for the Club's future may join. Together we can make Big Laaf better and stronger in times to come.”
Razia Khan:
I am with Arora-ji. We'll try our best to bring up the baby, Big Laaf: "Manzil miley ya na miley iska gham nahi/ Manzil ki justujoo mein mera karvaan toh hai!"
A couplet for Arora-ji: "Main akela hi chala thha jaanibe manzil magar/ Log saath aate rahe aur kaarvan banta gaya!"
Jagmohan Papneja:
When things go wrong, don't go with them. Everything you need will come to you at an appropriate time.
Srichand Arora:
Thanks a lot Razia-ji.