... government identifies new source of revenue: selling juicy tidbits to the media.
Said a senior representative of the Home Ministry: "Since we are tapping lakhs of phones every year, we might as well make some money by selling the best gossip to the media."
The system is being hailed as ingenious and the US is considering discussing this groundbreaking new form of revenue generation at the next G-8 summit. Said President Obama at a press conference : "US Weekly has already offered us $10 mm a year for exclusive access to our wire taps of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan."
A senior director for Mid-Day News in Delhi agreed: "Wouldn't you want to know what the Bachchan family talks about at dinner. Or after dinner for that matter? I certainly would."
Said a senior representative of the Home Ministry: "Since we are tapping lakhs of phones every year, we might as well make some money by selling the best gossip to the media."
The system is being hailed as ingenious and the US is considering discussing this groundbreaking new form of revenue generation at the next G-8 summit. Said President Obama at a press conference : "US Weekly has already offered us $10 mm a year for exclusive access to our wire taps of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan."
A senior director for Mid-Day News in Delhi agreed: "Wouldn't you want to know what the Bachchan family talks about at dinner. Or after dinner for that matter? I certainly would."
