Sheikh Chilly's pajama & oversold, overused idea of secularism
Sheikh Chilly needed to go to his in laws place to bring his wife home, as per custom of those times. Sheikh Chilly had to go to his in laws place and he did not have a good pajama. He still had the Sherwani his in-laws had given him for the wedding but not a good, usable pajama to go with it. A friend came to the rescue and offered his pajama with a condition. He (the friend) would also accompany Sheikh Chilly to his in-laws. Sheikh Chilly, being the simpleton like the Indian voter, gratefully accepted the offer. The pajama that the friend produced was very old, stained, tattered and almost at end of its useful life. It did not even fit him properly. It was definitely much worse than Sheikh Chilly’s own which he had not used for a long time but Sheikh, bound by his own word and the code of ‘takalluf’, accepted it without much complaint. The journey began and after a short distance, they came across a caravan travelling from the opposite direction. The travelers of th...