To Johny Joseph…with love

Post the downpour, four funny men send a message to the BMC chief.

Mumbai was washed out yet again, only this time it took even less rainfall than 26/7 to do it. While BMC Commissioner Johny Joseph has been the target of everyone’s ire, some ‘thank you’ notes have also come his way:

Cyrus Broacha, VJ

“I’ve always been very attached to the gutters. My career, my life, my wife…all are literally in the gutter. I was getting a bit lonely there and you helped me find some company by letting them overflow. Thank you, Johny for making sure everyone’s life sucks as much as mine.” 

Prahlad Kakkar, Adman

“I run scuba-diving classes in Lakshwadeep. If you agree, we are willing to give you a special concession and train you in the local gutters. Then you would not have to worry about inspection. Till now, you have been doing it from the top, now try and do it from the bottom. Let’s see if it works.”

Shekhar Suman, TV anchor

“Hey Joh-ny, thanks to you, our jaws and knees are all in water. Hey Jo-seph, thanks to you, jo safe tha, ab sab unsafe ho gaya hain.”

Cyrus Sahukar, VJ

“Dear Johny, I think you must write a letter to David Hasselhoff and ask him to teach us all how to swim. Till then you must give every Mumbaikar one tyre to carry around at parties and picnics — so that if it rains, we can try and swim through the floods.”

(Compiled by Divya Unny)