Sullen Protest

What’s a Club without a little intrigue, mutual recrimination and petty politicking among members? Maybe, it's even necessary; because in order to appreciate the good, we need to take a bit of the bad as well.
Sunita Jajodia was in an enormously foul mood this morning. Somebody had supposedly made some loose remarks about her leaving the exercises midway yesterday and that has reached her ears. What those remarks were, nobody knows. Nobody had heard anything offensive said about her. But she named some names. And to register her protest, she refused to take part in the exercises today.
Now, it is not uncommon for Sunita-ji to leave the exercises just before the beginning of the second laughter round. We all understand that she has domestic compulsions for doing so. There is nothing in it to make fun of. On the contrary, just to tell her that she’d be missed, Arora-sah’b once commented within easy earshot, “Dekho, ek gaddaar hamein chhor ke ja rahi hai.” She laughed. And we all laughed with her.
What could have been any more serious than that which all of us had missed yesterday? Obviously someone has poisoned her ears. And being an over-trusting and sensitive person, Sunita-ji has made two-and-two ten, without even cross-checking with anyone else. She has concluded, rather unfortunately, that there’s a conspiracy against her and we have been rejoicing at her expense.
It took Yusuf-bhai’s immense convincing powers to get her on her feet and join the exercises. “How are you bothered about who says what?” he consoled her. “As far as you are concerned, you are here for your own health. So do your exercises and go home.” When Sunita-ji was still sulking, Nahid Khan joined in: “Look at me. So many people say so many things about me. Do you think it bothers me? I care a damn!”
Well, that’s the spirit...

Renu Babani says:
I do not understand why should anyone comment in regards to other members. Everyone has their own commitments and reasons. Let us respect each member as we do not know there situations personally. We come to the Garden for the exercises, meet and have fun. No one should be teased in such a way that it gets offensive to the other person. Let us leave snide remarks aside and have fun. People can be sensitive at times and every individual should be treated with respect.
--Renu