Boomeranged!

Yusuf Rassiwala (l) tries to drill some sense after the exercises 

Arun Patil had unwittingly planted a ticking time bomb in the Garden when he took upon himself to enforce discipline in the Club. Noble as the intention might be, it was bound to blow up on his face one day – more so, after he started to selectively pull up people turning up late for the exercises.
Today he picked on Anjana Prakash, who was late by 15 minutes. She retaliated saying that she needed her morning walk and had taken prior permission for late-coming. She also complained that she was being unfairly faulted, whereas several others, coming long after her, were spared.
The issue snowballed when Banoo Apa arrived and was to similarly accuse Arun of being partial towards other late comers. “You do tell anything to those who come just to clap their hands at the end of the exercises,” she charged.
Bhaswati Bose, another victim of Arun’s discriminatory treatment, was equally unsparing:

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“The irony is that just two or three of us are targeted every day whereas others are overlooked even if they are the last to drop in.”
The instant reaction all around was that nobody should be pulled up and if anybody turns up late, it is that person’s loss. Seeing the issue boomerang on him, Arun explained that he was acting only in common good, but it fell into deaf ears.
“You have made this into a crying club,” Bhaswati said. “From tomorrow we shall tape your mouth during the exercises.”
In the end, it took Yusuf Rassiwala's voice of reason to restore some sanity in the gathering. It is too late in life for any of us to change, he reiterated. “If some members insist on coming late, what can we do? We cannot spoil our mood in the morning because of them. As for those coming only for parties, we shall sort that out in our managing committee meeting.”
He added that Arun Patil stands to gain nothing should we be punctual for the exercises. “But I’ll advise him to keep a check on his sharp tongue. Maybe, putting a tape on his mouth is a good idea!”

Bihari Milwani:
We should put a ban on the parties. Everyone will come only for the exercises and depending upon stamina, they will exercise either standing or in the sitting posture for 15 minutes or full 57 minutes.

Anonymous:
It is very unfortunate that we are fighting on an auspicious occasion -- the birthday of the great leader who taught the world that one can achieve better results by not fighting -- non-violence.