Laloo, Rabri, and the National Anthem

Saw this photo on Abhi’s blog and I think its pretty stupid and dishonoring for Railway Minister, Laloo, and his wife, Chief Minister of Bihar Rabri Devi, to be sitting during the playing of the Indian National Anthem.
If you look closely to the photo, it seems that they are both reading something, but wait, I though that they both couldn’t read??? Hmm, I smell conspiracy.
Angootaa chaap se seedhaa padna, mere dimaag main yeh baat jammi nahi.
Its people like them that are doing no good to our society in India. Its so unfortunate that we can’t get rid of them either!
Photo origination: Sandeep
| UPDATE: 1.04 PM |
After speaking with Neeraj on the phone, he made me think where did this photo really come from and if Laloo and Rabri really were not standing during the playing of the Indian National Anthem. After some googling, I have found some sources to back up the claim that it did happen:
Neeraj always make me think.
Alvida. Jai Mata Di.

September 21st, 2004 at 10:07 am
He is really a good cartoon
September 21st, 2004 at 10:09 am
Kuch aata waata hai nahi hai aur ban gaye Railway Minister.
September 21st, 2004 at 10:54 am
rabri seems to be looking at something else…
September 21st, 2004 at 12:17 pm
No…. our dear Railway minister is a Law Graduate
Only Rabri Devi is uneducated and that is the reason she is looking somewhere else
September 21st, 2004 at 1:14 pm
[Ankur] - Law graduate? Ha, I will believe it when I see his certificate.
Dono hi angoota chaap.
September 21st, 2004 at 1:35 pm
When my father was posted at Patna, there was an employee in the bank, who studied LLB with laloo in Patna, so I have a witness
September 21st, 2004 at 3:36 pm
If he can become one, then anyone can become one.
September 21st, 2004 at 5:56 pm
Well punnu.. apne India mein toh koi bhi kuch bhi ban sakta hai..
khaali kaagjaat is not really unheard of na :p
September 21st, 2004 at 7:28 pm
koi bhi kuch bhi ban sakta hai…
sahi hai..poogadmo khush hui
September 21st, 2004 at 8:19 pm
It happened it happened unfortunately
It’s really nice to have someone whom always make you to think, isn’t it ? 
blame to Accenture
hahaha anyway how are you ? 
Pretty sad that I can’t read a lot of blogs lately
September 21st, 2004 at 8:29 pm
Accenture is keeping you really busy eh? I am still on the corporate bench.
I am still helping that one project by doing some documentation stuff for them.
Hey, atleast they are keeping someone busy.
I hope you had a wonderful trip in Dubai and are home safely now.
Don’t work too hard:!:
September 22nd, 2004 at 5:11 am
laloo llb
like his daughter secured the first position in PMC… after failing her second semester…
November 16th, 2004 at 5:23 pm
Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav
Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav and his beloved wife Rabri Devi sitting during the National Anthem
It seems that they are trying to read the Anthem in angootha chaap language, while others are standing in respect of PLPY. Photo copied from NP’s …