Of Holy Cows & Cattle Class

This is a topic I have been avoiding commenting. But what the heck, here I go ...

Mr T was asked by a journo if he would travel to K by "cattle class". To which Mr T replied that he would indeed, to show solidarity with the "holy cows". After this dialog the media is abuzz with comments and counter comments on the phrase "cattle class", used by Mr T. I think the debates should have been on the use of the phrase "holy cows". Here is the rationale.

Calling the general public "cattle" is a folly that no journo or minister would commit. More so in the biggest democracy. It will simple be a harakiri. The reference, as explained by Mr T, was to the crampy economy class not the economy class traveler. There seems no other plausible reason for the use if such phrase.

But the icing on the cake was Mr T's use of "holy cows". Obviously, this referred to the traveler of the economy class. To be precise he referred to the newly inspired MPs (may be of a particular party) who are on a austerity drive. Apparently to show that "aam aadmi" that their representatives too are "aam". Mr T must have sensed a hypocrisy in all this and took the political class by the jugular. Unfortunately the whole comment has been made to look like an insult of the "aam aadmi", which it is not.

Mr T, I did read your tweet clarifying the joke (sic). But perhaps you should have clarified on "holy cows" not "cattle class". So many Bookers not withstanding, we still need to go a long way in our linguistic abilities.

Mr T, I salute you.