Killer Liquids

No, I am not referring to the liquid explosives that were apparently part of an al-qaeda plot to blow up planes. Here is an extract from this story in the Indian express about the Kerala government banning killer Colas in the state.

Kerala ban only covers MNC’s colas
KOCHI: The state health department today asked its personnel to prevent sale of Coke and Pepsi in the state, after the government issued formal orders banning both their production and distribution. The ban order covers only colas of the two MNCs, and none of their their other carbonated drinks. The ban also does not extend to the many other cola brands in the state.

Well, the wonders of communism never cease. Maybe now that the colas are banned I guess keralites will stop running to the gulf to escape being killed by fertilizers. Of course, it's ok for Desi colas to poison consumers with fertilizers in their sodas. Only the Americans aren't allowed to because they are evil. Anyway, read Bibek Debroy do a much better job of talking about the brilliance of the Kerala government here.

The poisonous cola story on the CSE website, with its heroic tone and the barbs at the NDA govenment, reads more like an article in the Ganashaki. Don't get me wrong. The CSE could be right and if they are I am all for banning Coke and Pepsi. But till now no other organization (governmental or otherwise) has validated CSE's results. But who cares? It's manna from heaven for the communists and they can now go after the evil MNC's armed with a new stick to beat them with.