IT MUST have been a harrowing experience for the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, when she was hounded by aboriginals in Australia outside a restaurant in Canberra on Thursday. According to a video posted by bbc.co.uk, as soon as she was led out, the aboriginals started running after her and the lady had to cling to her bodyguard for support. The handling of the incident was a matured one as the main aim of the bodyguards was to protect their ward and not to create any other ruckus. Had the situation unravelled in India, the Police would not have hesitated from using their lathi and some trigger-happy policemen would also have pulled the trigger to fend off the mob.
We saw a similar incident during the Oprah visit, although the comparison is not wholly applicable as the media was certainly not hounding her and her bodyguards were not equivalent to the Indian Police. However, the entire thing in Australia with Julia Gillard being dragged to the safety of her car does bring to mind the question about the fate of the protestors had Indian police faced the situation.
Julia Gillard not only lost her cool in the hounding game but also one of her heels, and as reported by www.smh.com.au the shoe is being sold on ebay by the protestors. Posted as 'Julia Gillard Shoe' before 1pm and priced at $148, the shoe attracted a lot of bidders and the cost went up to $2000 by 1.24pm.
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