The Imbecile Inauguration Plan

There are places where any event is considered very important. The organizers want to project a grand image before the public and have the satisfaction that they have done a good job to be remembered by posterity. They want to make the function colorful and memorable. Various alternatives are explored and they decide on something considered unique. For this they vie with one another to get a VIP for inauguration. The scanning starts with inviting the Head of State to the Head of headless departments as a last resort. The time, effort and cost involved in deciding the person to be invited for the inauguration is enormous for one after another the dignitaries have to be hunted. Their availability and convenience have to be ascertained. Alternate arrangements have to be envisaged for invariably the person fixed for the program will back out for some personal reasons. In spite of all these uncertainties it is a fact that organizations go in for fulfilling the task undertaken. Let us take one example.
A large industrial unit engaged in the manufacture of a wide variety of latex based products wanted to launch a new product it had developed. It planned to do the launch campaign in a grand manner. For this the secretary convened a meeting of top officials. The agenda was circulated to give adequate notice to the members who were expected to come prepared and participate. The meeting took place. Excerpts from the discussions are given below.
Chairman: I have convened this meeting to get the best of your innovative ideas for our new product launch to be done this month. Before that we have to decide on locating an important person for the inauguration and the method of inauguration. The important matter for consideration now is identifying the person who will do inauguration of the product launch. Every one of you is expected to make a unique contribution.
Member A: Sir, recently I was witness to a novel way of inauguration of a football championship. The Minister for Sports inaugurated the match by kicking off the ball. It was well received.
Chairman: That is a good idea.
Member B. Sir, I support the idea. I know case where a new bus was deployed on a newly formed route. The service was inaugurated in the same manner. The Minister for Transport took the driver's seat, started the engine and drove the bus for 100 meters.
Chairman: I well appreciate the inaugural feat of the Minister. Can we do something like this for our product? How should we go about this? Can we follow the same practice and involvement?
Member C; Sir, it is a delicate matter. Our product is related to family planning devices. If we are to insist on the same involvement the ministers had with football and transport, then we will run into difficulty and invite public fury. Anyway we will convene another meeting with a larger gathering to discuss this method of inauguration and take a decision.
Chairman: Yes, I agree. We will discuss about inaugurating the launch and the advisability of involving the Minister. I think there should not be any difficulty since the Minister is a cooperative and understanding type.!
The meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the Chair.