Nationwide celebrations broke out in India after US President's White House Staff picked a guy who looks like an Indian from a distance, as the new janitor. Barry Sandiego, a Mexican by origin, has already issued a clarification to 20 Indian news channels who have interviewed him about a faint possibility that he may be at least 1/16th Indian in origin. But the media nevertheless went ahead with its 'Obaima picks Indian' news blitz, and called this momentous event possibly the biggest milestone in India's journey to supremacy on the world stage. Crowds spontaneously gathered all over India, especially in the cities, to dance and party and chant Barry's name.
The confusion was probably caused by a little American girl, who looked at Barry at the White House and whispered 'Is he Indian?' to the staff innocently. This was tweeted by an Indian tourist and news spread like wild-fire. The frenzy that followed in India resembled the one after Indian origin scientist Dr. Venkatraman won the Nobel Prize and issued a clarification that India had nothing to do with the prize. But this time around, Barry's clarification is not seen as a dampener. 'With Barry's ascent, India's now a force to reckon with at the world stage. China - take that!' said one news channel. 'The US has acknowledged that they need India for basic survival. Good show Barry!' said another congratulatory tweet. While some of this may seem jingositic, it must be said that India's in an enviable position with respect to our strategic relations with US with the appointment of Barry, second in importance only to Mexico possibly.
The confusion was probably caused by a little American girl, who looked at Barry at the White House and whispered 'Is he Indian?' to the staff innocently. This was tweeted by an Indian tourist and news spread like wild-fire. The frenzy that followed in India resembled the one after Indian origin scientist Dr. Venkatraman won the Nobel Prize and issued a clarification that India had nothing to do with the prize. But this time around, Barry's clarification is not seen as a dampener. 'With Barry's ascent, India's now a force to reckon with at the world stage. China - take that!' said one news channel. 'The US has acknowledged that they need India for basic survival. Good show Barry!' said another congratulatory tweet. While some of this may seem jingositic, it must be said that India's in an enviable position with respect to our strategic relations with US with the appointment of Barry, second in importance only to Mexico possibly.
