Divorced!

Shekhawat is distraught

Shekhawat is a troubled man. None of his four saalis (sisters-in-law) has been turning up at the Garden for the past many days, thereby leaving him lonely and crestfallen. Today, out of sheer exasperation, he declared loud and clear, “I have given talaaq (divorce) to all of them!”
Yesterday, when we raised a fourth laugh after the exercises, it was to compliment Shekhawat on how he was bravely coping with his heartbreak. “They have abandoned me since last Friday,” he lamented. “I shall have to disown them.”
The statement was still in the realm of uncertainty as knowing Shekhawat, he could easily change his mind any moment. But with the announcement this morning, we were assured that he was conclusively bringing closure to his tenuous relationship with the four ladies.

Managing Committee meeting in progress

He did it deliberately so that the message would be conveyed to them in no uncertain terms.
But there is a catch: What about the property he has supposedly written off to them in his will? Shekhawat dismissed such talk as “rubbish” and that he was not obliged to bequeath anything to any saali. Mallika Kagzi warned him that he cannot afford to be so casual. “You will have to pay maintenance,” she tried scaring him. But Shekhawat refused to be cowed down.
Meanwhile, Kiran Prakash called a meeting of the Managing Committee of the Club in order to draw up a calendar of events to be organized under the aegis of Big Laaf. This was more of a budget allocation exercise, the idea being to judiciously utilize the Club funds for common good.
With Yusuf Rassiwala and Shekhawat in the chair, 11 important events were identified for 2017 – starting with Republic Day and Holi and culminating with Eid and Christmas. There was also a proposal to invest in a sound system with mic and speakers. A decision on this has however, been kept on hold.
Bihari Milwani:
Is it that the four saalis of Shekhawat-ji have found a new jija-ji?