JOSHI's BALLOON:

I do not have to advise Narendra Modi, he knows much better, as otherwise he will not be there where he is now. My humble suggestion to him will be to be careful with these 'aastheen ke saamp', persons with their own agenda. When you respect them for their age, they start thinking that you are respecting them for their 'intelligence'; When you tell them that they have done a job well as courtesy and not in its real sense, they think you mean 'nobody could have done it better'! I have come across many such people in my life of seven and more decades. I had a way with them. I used to call them in private, look them in their eyes and tell them with a broad smile and without any preamble: "Look, I respect your age and I know you are good enough in your place. But the minute I find that you are thinking that you deserve better opportunities, I will make sure you get out of the organization and find that opportunity for yourself. Don't expect me to find it for you. I will not repeat this discussion nor will discuss it with anyone else. I will forget it the minute I leave this room. OK?" Without another word I used to leave the room after shaking hands. I never had any problem with such people later on. It is all a question of bursting the balloon.

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