New Delhi: When Sushma Swaraj commented that the Congress gained 'mota maal' or massive profits in the coal blocks allocations, the social media experts grabbed the chance to pontificate or ridicule a trend that has become a reality on social media websites.
Every day, political experts coin terms that stay on in the public domain for days to get reproduced and mutated into socially acceptable reference points for analysts and writers.
Some are used to drive viral jokes and quips. Here are 10 ridiculous terms in the recent times that have gone viral. The etymology is not clear but they have become acceptable through regular usage.
Sickular: Used to describe a person, organisation or entity claiming to be secular but is perceived as not.
Pseudo-secular: Often mentioned by BJP leader LK Advani, to describe a communal person or one who claims to be secular.
Mota Maal: Coined by Sushma Swaraj to allege that the Congress gained massive profits in the coal blocks allocations
Zero Loss: The media quoted Finance Minister P Chidambaram on 'zero loss' in allocation of coal blocks but he denied using the phrase and accused reports of 'incorrect reporting'. He said "if coal is not mined, if coal remains buried in mother earth, where is the loss. The loss can arise only if one tonne of coal is taken out of mother earth, and sold at some unacceptable 'price or value'". In fact, Kapil Sibal is the original proponent of the 'zero loss' theory at the time of the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
Aaya Ram Gaya Ram: The Urban Dictionary describes the term as the "practice of frequent defections, poachings, cross voting, horse-trading, floor-crossing and mass resignations by legislators."
Puppet PM: A term quite popular with a section of the media and Opposition parties who accuse Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of being controlled by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and having no voice of his own.
Kitchen Cabinet: A term popular in the late 70s and 80s to describe people close to Indira Gandhi.
Coalgate: A pun on a popular brand of toothpaste, this term refers to the coal mining scam. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India accused the Government of India of providing the nation's coal deposits to private and state-run entities in an irregular and arbitrary manner instead of publicly auctioning them off to the highest bidder, resulting in a loss of approximately Rs 186,000 crore to the exchequer.
Anti-Hindu Media: Used by extreme right wingers to describe media that upholds secularism and perceived as sympathetic towards the minority communities.
Namtards: A term used by critics of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to describe his followers and supporters.
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