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How did the contest go and who won the prize,
asked my husband as soon as I returned home. (I had told him
earlier that I was one of the judges for a contest conducted by
IMA.)
It was a contest with a difference, in fact a
very unique one, I said trying to be evasive.
What was so unique about it, he said.
Well, have you heard of a contest for ‘The
Most Mismanaged Association’, I said.
What, he exclaimed. You must be joking, he
added.
No, I am serious, I said.
Who were the contenders? I am sure no one
would have enrolled themselves for something that doesn’t speak
well of them, he said.
On the other hand, there were several of them
vying with one another to come out a ‘winner’, I said.
I am surprised that someone takes pride in
being branded as ‘The Most Mismanaged Association’, he chuckled
still unable to digest what I had said.
You forget that the contest is conducted by
IMA, a very prestigious body. Anything with an international
tag, that too headquartered in the US, doubles in its worth, you
know, I quipped.
O.K. Why don’t you tell me the criteria on
which the winner was decided, he asked.
Three things: Its bad public relations; its
dwindling image among its members and its total lack of personal
touch, I stated.
Did any one association fulfil these
criteria? (He sounded curious).
‘Unfortunately’ there was only ONE that did
which came as a ‘disappointment ’to all those in the fray.
Charity begins at home, don’t you know, I answered.
You mean the ‘one’ that has elected me as the
president, stammered my husband.
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