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Originally posted by: sashashyam
Yes, though I am not sure it was a matter of his choosing Sumer. Who else was available anyway? He was the only one ready at hand, and it was pure luck for Alexander that he hates Porus so much.And the falling out between the Dasyus and Paurav Rashtra, when it materialises, will again be pure luck. If Anusuya had not lunged unexpectedly at Sumer and finished him off, he would have got off scot free and left Kanishka to hold the bag. There would have been no alienation between the Dasyus and Porus, and all would have been united in cursing Kanishka.Alexander's much more foolproof stratagem concening the abduction of Chanakya did come off neatly. But what now?He should have finished Chanakya off straightaway, as the shrewd Olympias wants him to do, instead of staring into the old man's eyes like a hypnotised rabbit. Next he turns his back on Chanakya and gives a bhashan about the bhayanak maut he is planning for the Aalim ( I for one have not forgotten his swearing that he would make Barsine's life a jahannum, and look how that materialised!!)While Alexander is busy boasting about his plans for Chanakya - such ranting that means nothing in the end bores me stiff by nowš” - and gloating that he has arranged for Porus to be killed by an azeez - which really makes Chanakya afraid for the first time; it shows clearly in his face! - the old man will manage to escape, and Porus will turn up again as fresh as a daisy.I hope Olympias gives Alexander four or five of her famous slaps after this double fiasco materialises. Bahut zyada bolta hai! He is too preoccupied with proving himself smarter than Chanakya, instead of proceeding to action without delay.Shyamala Aunty
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